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Who in 1749 began using the term statistics for quantitative information?
AFrancis Galton
BKarl Pearson
CRonald Fisher
DG. Achenwall
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. G. Achenwall
The German scholar Gottfried Achenwall used the term in 1749 for a collection of quantitative information.
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