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Karl Pearson was a follower and advocate of which historical figure's theories?

  • Sir Francis Galton

  • John Venn

  • Niels Bohr

  • David Hume

Answer

Sir Francis Galton, the answer to the question, is widely regarded as the father of Eugenics, a controversial concept focusing on the improvement of the human race. Galton's theories had a profound influence on Karl Pearson, who became a prominent advocate and further developed Galton's ideas, including the concept of a'normal distribution curve.' Pearson later co-founded the science of biometrics and made notable contributions to the field of statistics.
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