[BOOK][B] A treatise on man and the development of his faculties
LAJ Quetelet - 2013 - books.google.com
The Belgian polymath Lambert Adolphe Jacques Quetelet (1796-1874) pioneered social
statistics. Applying his training in mathematics to the physical and psychological dimensions
of individuals, he identified the'average man'as characterised by the mean values of
measured variables that follow a normal distribution. He believed that comparing the
features of individuals against this average would allow scientists to better explore the
processes that determine normal and abnormal qualities. Quetelet's methods influenced …
statistics. Applying his training in mathematics to the physical and psychological dimensions
of individuals, he identified the'average man'as characterised by the mean values of
measured variables that follow a normal distribution. He believed that comparing the
features of individuals against this average would allow scientists to better explore the
processes that determine normal and abnormal qualities. Quetelet's methods influenced …
