<P> The term statistics is ultimately derived from the New Latin statisticum collegium ( `` council of state '' ) and the Italian word statista ( `` statesman '' or `` politician '' ) . The German Statistik , first introduced by Gottfried Achenwall ( 1749 ) , originally designated the analysis of data about the state , signifying the `` science of state '' ( then called political arithmetic in English ) . It acquired the meaning of the collection and classification of data generally in the early 19th century . It was introduced into English in 1791 by Sir John Sinclair when he published the first of 21 volumes titled Statistical Account of Scotland . </P>
<P> The term statistics is ultimately derived from the New Latin statisticum collegium ( `` council of state '' ) and the Italian word statista ( `` statesman '' or `` politician '' ) . The German Statistik , first introduced by Gottfried Achenwall ( 1749 ) , originally designated the analysis of data about the state , signifying the `` science of state '' ( then called political arithmetic in English ) . It acquired the meaning of the collection and classification of data generally in the early 19th century . It was introduced into English in 1791 by Sir John Sinclair when he published the first of 21 volumes titled Statistical Account of Scotland . </P>
who used the german word statistik for the first time
who used the german word statistik for the first time
1749
1749