alleryWho first introduced the term histogram?
AWilliam Playfair
BKarl Pearson
CCharles Minard
DAndré Guerry
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Karl Pearson
Pearson, founder of mathematical statistics, introduced the word in lectures in 1892.
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