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The Troubling Legacy of Francis Galton

Robert Langkjær-Bain

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Abstract Few figures stand taller in the history of statistics than Sir Francis Galton. But can we separate Galton's achievements in statistical science from his views on race and his association with eugenics? By Robert Langkjær-Bain

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Abstract Few figures stand taller in the history of statistics than Sir Francis Galton. But can we separate Galton's achievements in statistical science from his views on race and his association with eugenics? By Robert Langkjær-Bain

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Abstract Few figures stand taller in the history of statistics than Sir Francis Galton. But can we separate Galton's achievements in statistical science from his views on race and his association with eugenics? By Robert Langkjær-Bain

Key concepts: Galton's problem, Eugenics, Race (biology), Genealogy, Sociology, Biology, History, Statistics

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