Material related to
Significance 2024 article and
Stats+Stories podcast
on Victorian-era data-mining of
Berry Brothers and Rudd (BBR) loyalty program
1884 Article
The weights of British noblemen during the last three generations.
Galton F. Nature, Jan 17, 1884. pp 266-268.
1884 Commentary
The weight of noblemen
New York Times, March 13, 1884.
1930 Commentary
Excerpt from Karl Pearson's Life, letters and labours of Francis Galton
Volume 3A. Appendix to Chapter XIV. p. 136-137.
1930.
2009 communications
From James Hanley to BBR
Reply from Simon Berry
Earlier versions of manuscript for Significance, containing additional material
2019 - cross-sectional and longitudinal data from five datasets spanning three centuries.
2021 - measurements in 1884 at the Anthropometric Laboratory, International Health Exhibition London; curves (cross-sectional) from Ruger, 1927, Elderton, 1928 --
and application to measuring weaving while driving after cannabis consumption.
Berry Bros. & Rudd
Wine & Weigh (2022 video)
History in the weighing - Berry Bros. & Rudd
About BBR
History
An Intro. to Berry Bros. & Rudd (older video)
Futher images
of the balance-beam weighing scales
Article about the Widow Bourne
Berry Brothers & Rudd: Family, Reputation, and the Cultivation of the European Wine Trade
Excerpts from an older in-house publication, "Number Three"
Links to articles on notable BBR visitors (in
"They came to Number Three")
The Wine Merchant as Weight Watcher
London's Nooks And Crannies: Berry Brothers & Rudd
Measuring the amount of weaving while driving
Effect of Cannabidiol and Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol on Driving Performance: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Arkell TR, Vinckenbosch F, Kevin RC, Theunissen EL, McGregor IS, Ramaekers JG.
Journal of the American Medical Association. 2020;324(21):2177-2186. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.21218
Application of Galton's measure of irregularity to data from this trial
Data courtesy of Jan Ramaekers. Figure by JH,
July 04, 2024
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