This edited collection demonstrates how economic history can be analysed using both quantitative and qualitative methods, connecting statistical research with the social, cultural and psychological aspects of history. With their focus on the time between the end of the commercial revolution and...

Quantitative decision making¿an overview -- Arranging data -- Measures of central tendency -- Measures of variation and skewness -- Probability theory -- Statistical decision theory -- Linear programming and problem formulation -- Sampling theory -- Hypothesis testing -- The chi-square tests --...