Probability and statistics are the parts of mathematics that deal with the rules that govern random events. They also collect, analyze, interpret, and display numerical data. The study of gambling and insurance in the 17th century gave rise to probability, which is now an essential tool in both the social and natural sciences. Measurements might be said to have its starting point in registration counts required millennia prior; however, as a distinct scientific field, it was developed in the early 19th century as a mathematical tool for analyzing such numbers and as the study of populations, economies, and moral actions. See probability theory and statistics for more in-depth, technical information on these topics.
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