Hollerith's system was first tested on tabulating mortality statistics in Baltimore, New Jersey in1887and again in New York City. This punched card system was in use by the time of the 1890 US census but it was not the only system to be considered for use with the census. Who invented ...
when adult mortality was at pretransitional levels and 90% of the population lived in rural areas. For this period in this area, we know that there was
We welcome the chance to respond to Millar and Kruk's (2014) comment primarily because this gives us an opportunity to expand on an issue that we think deserves broader consideration: Where does the burden of proof lie when there is no neutral null hypothesis? Tests of statistical significance...