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Describe the historical development of statistics and probability in non-Western cultures.

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Origins of Probability Theory
1585: Invention of decimal system by Simon Stevin
1599: Idea of median originated in Edward Wright's book on compass navigation.
1662: Birth of statistics. Development of census method to calculate human population. Credited to John Graunt and William Petty.
1713-1718: Jakob Bernoulli introduced the idea of representing complete certainty as one and probability as a number between zero and one.
1722: Theory of errors by Roger Cotes.

1749: Beginning of statistical study.
18th century: Meaning of statistics was restricted to information ...

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