Letter from Harold Jeffreys to [Frank Edward] Smith, regarding a paper 'Tests of statistical hypotheses which are unbiassed in the limit' by [Jerzy] Neyman
Reference number: RR/W/6/6
Date: 04 March 1938
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Paper reference code: A.10
Asks for permission to discuss the paper with [George Udny] Yule. Explains that has read the paper on three occasions, and recites a limerick to express that the quality of it reduced each time. Outlines the broad spectrum of interpretation among statisticians. Suggests [Alexander Craig] Aitken may be the best option as a referee.
[Not published in RS journals but in the Annals of Mathematical Statistics, v. 9, 2, June 1938].
Received 7 March 1938
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- RR/W/6/6
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- 04 March 1938
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Harold Jeffreys, Letter from Harold Jeffreys to [Frank Edward] Smith, regarding a paper 'Tests of statistical hypotheses which are unbiassed in the limit' by [Jerzy] Neyman, 04 March 1938, RR/W/6/6, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_w_6_6/letter-from-harold-jeffreys-to-frank-edward-smith-regarding-a-paper-tests-of-statistical-hypotheses-which-are-unbiassed-in-the-limit-by-jerzy-neyman, accessed on 14 September 2026
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