Question

Who is sometimes referred to as the Columbus of statistics because his book made a fundamental contribution by attempting to demonstrate the quantitative characteristics of birth and death data

Answer 1

Answer: John Graunt

Explanation:

John Graunt is referred to as the Columbus of statistics because his book made a fundamental contribution by attempting to demonstrate the quantitative characteristics of birth and death data.

He's regarded as the founder of demography which is the statistical study of the population of human beings.