10 Questions
Who wrote the first known study of the principles of probability?
Girolamo Cardano
Which mathematician discovered the equation for the normal distribution?
De Moivre
Who applied statistics to psychology and education?
Adolf Quetelet
Which mathematician published Theorie Analytique des Probabilities in 1812?
Laplace
Who is known for applying statistics to the study of heredity?
Sir Francis Galton
Who initiated the measurement of anthropological features such as statures and intelligence quotients?
Adolf Quetelet
Who is associated with the application of statistics to astronomy?
Adolf Quetelet
Which mathematician's work became the basis for inferential statistics?
De Moivre
Which scientist was known for his work on the bell-shaped distribution?
De Moivre
Who is associated with the application of statistics to personal characteristics like IQ?
Sir Francis Galton
Explore the origins of the science of statistics, which can be traced back to interests in political states and games of chance. Learn about how statistics began in governments with record-keeping and in gambling with improving odds.
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