Science and engineering technical files--mathematics and statistics, 1926-1981.

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Science and engineering technical files--mathematics and statistics, 1926-1981.

The records document Consumers' Research's use of mathematics and statistics to formulate standards and measurements for products. Included are correspondence, notes, numerical and conversion tables, technical articles, newsclippings, purchase records for products tested, catalogs, and slide rule wrappers. Included subjects are slide rules, calculators, mathematics for the engineer, theory of numbers, analysis of numbers, statistical methods, sampling, quality control, precision in measurement and weights and measures.

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Rutgers University

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For details of the history of Consumers' Research, Inc. and an overview of its records, see the introduction to this finding aid . From the guide to the Records of Consumers' Research, Inc., General Files, Series 28-45 (only)., 1903-1982, (Special Collections and University Archives. Rutgers University Libraries) From the guide to the Records of Consumers' Research, Inc.: Administrative Files: Series 1-15, 1917-1983, (Rutgers University. Special Collections and University Ar...