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Robert Percival Porter

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Robert Percival Porter was a British-born American journalist, diplomat, and statistician who wrote on economic subjects. He served as Superintendent of the Census (1889–1893). In the statistical field, the first use of the term "computer" comes in an article in the Journal of the American Statistical Association archives by Porter in 1891. The article discusses about the use of Hermann Hollerith's machine in the 11th Census of the United States.

Books

The International Review
The International Review
Henry Gannett, Robert Percival Porter, Henry Cabot Lodge, William Ralston Balch, John Torrey Morse (Jr.)
The International Review
The International Review
Henry Gannett, Robert Percival Porter, Henry Cabot Lodge, William Ralston Balch, John Torrey Morse (Jr.)
The Inter Ocean Curiosity Shop ...
The Inter Ocean Curiosity Shop ...
William P. Jones, Robert Percival Porter, Thomas C. MacMillan
The Eleventh Census
The Eleventh Census
Robert Percival Porter
The Inter Ocean Curiosity Shop ...
The Inter Ocean Curiosity Shop ...
William P. Jones, Robert Percival Porter, Thomas C. MacMillan
The Inter Ocean Curiosity Shop ...
The Inter Ocean Curiosity Shop ...
William P. Jones, Robert Percival Porter, Thomas C. MacMillan
The Inter Ocean Curiosity Shop ...
The Inter Ocean Curiosity Shop ...
William P. Jones, Robert Percival Porter, Thomas C. MacMillan
Bread-winners Abroad
Bread-winners Abroad
Robert Percival Porter
The Inter Ocean Curiosity Shop ...
The Inter Ocean Curiosity Shop ...
William P. Jones, Robert Percival Porter, Thomas C. MacMillan
The Inter Ocean Curiosity Shop ...
The Inter Ocean Curiosity Shop ...
William P. Jones, Robert Percival Porter, Thomas C. MacMillan

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