An early "Atkins' diet": RA Fisher analyses a medical "experiment"

Stephen Senn

doi:10.1002/bimj.200510206

An early "Atkins' diet": RA Fisher analyses a medical "experiment"

Stephen Senn^*

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Abstract

A study on vitamin absorption which RA Fisher analysed for WRG Atkins and co-authored with him is critically examined. The historical background as well as correspondence between Atkins and Fisher is presented.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	193-204
Number of pages	12
Journal	Biometrical Journal
Volume	48
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/bimj.200510206
Publication status	Published - Apr 2006
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

History of statistics
Lung cancer
Randomisation
Smoking
Vitamin C

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