History of Statistics
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Who wrote the first known study of the principles of probability?

  • Adolf Quetelet
  • Laplace
  • Girolamo Cardano (correct)
  • De Moivre
  • Which mathematician discovered the equation for the normal distribution?

  • Girolamo Cardano
  • De Moivre (correct)
  • Adolf Quetelet
  • Laplace
  • Who applied statistics to psychology and education?

  • Laplace
  • Girolamo Cardano
  • Adolf Quetelet (correct)
  • De Moivre
  • Which mathematician published Theorie Analytique des Probabilities in 1812?

    <p>Laplace</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is known for applying statistics to the study of heredity?

    <p>Sir Francis Galton</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who initiated the measurement of anthropological features such as statures and intelligence quotients?

    <p>Adolf Quetelet</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is associated with the application of statistics to astronomy?

    <p>Adolf Quetelet</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which mathematician's work became the basis for inferential statistics?

    <p>De Moivre</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which scientist was known for his work on the bell-shaped distribution?

    <p>De Moivre</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is associated with the application of statistics to personal characteristics like IQ?

    <p>Sir Francis Galton</p> Signup and view all the answers

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