The Metaphysical Club: A Story of Ideas in America Quiz Questions | Quiz: Part 3, Chapter 7 The Pierces, Section 5 | Part 3, Chapter 8 The Law of Errors, Section 1 | Part 3, Chapter 8 The Law of Errors, Section 2 to Part 3, Chapter 8 The Law of Errors, Section 3 | Part 3, Chapter 8 The Law of Errors, Section 4 | Part 3, C

Quiz: Part 3, Chapter 7 The Pierces, Section 5 | Part 3, Chapter 8 The Law of Errors, Section 1 | Part 3, Chapter 8 The Law of Errors, Section 2 to Part 3, Chapter 8 The Law of Errors, Section 3 | Part 3, Chapter 8 The Law of Errors, Section 4 | Part 3, Chapter 9 The Metaphysical Club, Section 1

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Multiple Choice Questions

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1. __________ created the method of least squares in order to find the true location of the object.
a) Adrien Legendre.
b) Benjamin Pierce.
c) Pierre Laplace.
d) Carl Gauss.

2. ________ took statistics from numbers to people and created social mechanics.
a) Pierre Laplace.
b) Benjamin Pierce.
c) Carl Gauss.
d) Adrien Legendre.

3. Benjamin and Charles...
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