Three twin sciences, born with the first census

Gheorghe Săvoiu, Mariana Banuta and Mihaela Gadoiu
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Mariana Banuta: University of Pitesti
Mihaela Gadoiu: University of Pitesti

Romanian Statistical Review Supplement, 2014, vol. 62, issue 6, 48-59

Abstract: The hyphotesis of this paper is based on the idea that three sciences have been born during the same event or ancient period: the first census. These three memorable sciences are statistics, demography and accountancy. This paper presents an brief analysis of the common history of these three sciences. The results of this analysis represents the basis for a comparative study in the future about the common moments for the multidisciplinary investigations such as the census.

Keywords: accountancy; alphabet; census; demography; statistics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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