Muriel Bristol

Muriel Bristol

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Muriel Bristol was a statistician known for her innovative contributions to the design of experiments. In the early 1920s, she famously initiated a casual discussion in a tearoom that led to a groundbreaking experiment on the perception of tea taste, illustrating the principles of randomization and hypothesis testing.

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Muriel Bristol observed that tea always tastes better if the milk is put in before the hot water, leading to a statistical challenge.

Mathematician Adam Kucharski: ‘Our concepts of what we can prove are shifting’ | Science and nature books
The Guardian·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2025-03-29
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