This is a list of important publications in statistics, organized by field.
Some reasons why a particular publication might be regarded as important: Mathematical Methods of Statistics Statistical Decision Functions Testing Statistical Hypotheses An Essay Towards Solving a Problem in the Doctrine of Chances On Small Differences in Sensation Truth and Probability Bayesian Inference in Statistical Analysis Theory of Probability Introduction to statistical decision theory An Introduction to Multivariate Analysis Time Series Analysis Forecasting and Control Statistical Methods for Research Workers Statistical Methods Principles and Procedures of Statistics with Special Reference to the Biological Sciences.
Biometry: The Principles and Practices of Statistics in Biological Research On the uniform convergence of relative frequencies of events to their probabilities On the mathematical foundations of theoretical statistics Estimation of variance and covariance components Maximum-likelihood estimation for the mixed analysis of variance model Recovery of inter-block information when block sizes are unequal Estimation of Variance and Covariance Components in Linear Models Nonparametric estimation from incomplete observations A generalized Wilcoxon test for comparing arbitrarily singly-censored samples Evaluation of survival data and two new rank order statistics arising in its consideration Regression Models and Life Tables The Statistical Analysis of Failure Time Data Report on Certain Enteric Fever Inoculation Statistics The Probability Integral Transformation for Testing Goodness of Fit and Combining Independent Tests of Significance Combining Independent Tests of Significance The combination of estimates from different experiments On Small Differences in Sensation The Design of Experiments The Design and Analysis of Experiments On the Experimental Attainment of Optimum Conditions (with discussion)