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- The term 'statistic' was introduced by the Italian scholar Girolamo Ghilini in 1589 with reference to this science. The birth of statistics is often dated to 1662, when John Graunt, along with William Petty, developed early human statistical and census methods that provided a framework for modern demography.
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The first wave, at the turn of the century, was led by the work of Francis Galton and Karl Pearson, who transformed statistics into a rigorous mathematical discipline used for analysis, not just in science, but in industry and politics as well.
Pearson was appointed the first professor of eugenics in 1911, with his Biometric Laboratory incorporated into the Galton Laboratory of National Eugenics, and the department became a world center for the study of statistics.
The first wave, at the turn of the century, was led by the work of Francis Galton and Karl Pearson, who transformed statistics into a rigorous mathematical discipline used for analysis, not just in science, but in industry and politics as well.
Jan 1, 2014 · According to Kendall (1960:447) the first use of the word statistics “occurs in a work by an Italian historian Girolamo Ghilini, who in 1589 refers to an account of civile, politica, statistica e militare scienza.”
Mar 1, 1990 · This magnificent book is the first comprehensive history of statistics from its beginnings around 1700 to its emergence as a distinct and mature discipline around 1900. Stephen M. Stigler shows how statistics arose from the interplay of mathematical concepts and the needs of several applied sciences including astronomy, geodesy, experimental ...
1791 First use of the word “statistics” in English, by Sir John Sinclair in his Statistical Account of Scotland. 1790 First US census, taken by men on horseback directed by Thomas Jefferson, counts 3.9 million Americans. 1789 Gilbert White and other clergymen-naturalists keep records of temperatures, dates of first snowdrops and cuckoos,
Aug 1, 2016 · When the Mathematical Gazette was founded, statisticians were mainly concerned with the collection and presentation of data. The mathematical side consisted mainly of developments from the work of Gauss and Laplace in the early part of the 19th century, though some surprisingly modern work was done by Edgeworth towards the close of the century ...
