Jun 19, Blaise Pascal: Today in the History of Psychology (19th June 1623)

Blaise Pascal was born. A pioneering physicist and mathematician, Pascal established the basic tenets of probability theory in conjunction with Pierre de Fermat during their correspondence over a 'gambling problem' relating to consistent losses in a particular game of dice. Pascal's work on laws of probability and prediction became firmly rooted within mainstream scientific inquiry, including experimental design and statistics in psychology. See following link for a great tutorial on experimental design concepts.Experimental Design
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