A conversation with Elja Arjas (Helsinki, November 2021 and March 2022). (30th September 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Corander, Jukka
• Is Part Of: Scandinavian journal of statistics. Volume 50:Number 1(2023)
• Page Start: 3
• Page End: 12
• Publication Date: 2022-09-30
• Subjects: history of statistics -- finland; Statistics -- Periodicals; 310
• DOI: 10.1111/sjos.12612
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0303-6898

Abstract

Abstract: Statistics as an independent scientific discipline is relatively young in Finland. Its active history stretches back roughly a century, with the past 50 years signifying a period of growth. Few other academics such as Elja Arjas, now professor emeritus at University of Helsinki, have played a prominent role in establishing statistics in Finland. This conversation tries to illuminate how this came to happen and what was needed to push statistics as a discipline to a firmer ground. We do not have a looking glass at our disposal but will nevertheless also try make some predictions about the future.