Question

Which of the following sentences proves that Florence Nightingale was a pioneer in the use of applied statistics?

Answer 1

Answer:

“Under Farr’s tutelage, Nightingale compiled vast tables of statistics about how many people had died, where and why. Many of her findings shocked her.” proves that Florence Nightingale was a pioneer in the use of applied statistics

Explanation:

The above sentence proves a fact that Florence Nightingale was a pioneer in the use of applied statistics, because she had submitted a report after applying statistics to the current problem from which she gained an insight about how many people died, where and why. Every science and maths should be applied in real life and that is when creativity emerges. Creativity is nothing but cross applications of various yet similar problems.