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Karl Pearson and Sir Ronald Ross

By Victoria Cranna · March 27, 2015 · Archives · No comments

By Fabian Macpherson, Archive volunteer

Born on this day 158 years ago, Karl Pearson (1857-1936) is credited with establishing mathematical statistics as a modern academic discipline, helping to develop many of the statistical tools and methods that are still in use today. An enthusiastic student of many subjects, he…

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