“Her statistics were more than a study... For her, Quetelet was the hero as scientist, and the presentation copy of his Physique Sociale is annotated by her on every page. Florence Nightingale believed—and in all the actions of her life acted upon that belief—that the administrator could only be successful if he were guided by statistical knowledge. The legislator—to say nothing of the politician—too often failed for want of this knowledge.”
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Work
The Life, Letters and Labours of Francis Galton (Cambridge Library Collection - Darwin, Evolution and Genetics)
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Author
Karl Pearson
Karl Pearson, born on March 27, 1857 and died on April 27, 1936, was a renowned British mathematician and statistician, often hailed as one of the founders of modern statistics. He made significant contributions to the fields of statistics, biometry, and genetics, particularly in the development of concepts and methods such as correlation coefficients, regression analysis, and hypothesis testing. more
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