Theodore M. Porter
Contributor
LOCATION: Los Angeles, California,
Professor of History, University of California, Los Angeles. Author of The Rise of Statistical Thinking, 1820-1900; Trust in Numbers.
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Karl Pearson was a British statistician, leading founder of the modern field of statistics, prominent proponent of eugenics, and influential interpreter of the philosophy and social role of science. Pearson was descended on both sides of his family from Yorkshire Quakers, and, although he was…
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