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Karl Pearson, an Uncommon card
Karl Pearson was an English biostatistician and mathematician.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 79
- DEF
- 68
- Power
- 147
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 63,000
Power 147 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
Karl Pearson quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Karl Pearson card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He has been credited with establishing the discipline of ______ statistics.
Answer
mathematical. He has been credited with establishing the discipline of mathematical statistics. From the Karl Pearson article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He founded the world's first university statistics department at University College London in ____, and contributed significantly to the field of biometrics.
Answer
1910s. He founded the world's first university statistics department at University College London in 1911, and contributed significantly to the field of biometrics. From the Karl Pearson article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Karl Pearson. Karl Pearson 79 · Ionization 76 · Vladimir-Suzdal 72 · Kahramanmaraş 69 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He has been credited with establishing the discipline of mathematical statistics.
- He founded the world's first university statistics department at University College London in 1911, and contributed significantly to the field of biometrics.
- Pearson was also a proponent of Social Darwinism and eugenics, and his thought is an example of what is today described as scientific racism.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Karl Pearson article was read about 63,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 79 and blocks with 68: each hit it takes is cut by 27 %.
How to get Karl Pearson
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Karl Pearson (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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