The first statistics courses were taught
A) by Belgian monks after Newton's discoveries
B) by George Washington's contemporaries at West Point
C) in the 1880s at eastern universities in the U.S.
D) after the usefulness of statistics was shown in World War II.

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The first statistics courses were indeed taught in the 1880s at eastern universities in the United States, marking the beginning of formal education in statistics. This period was significant for the development and formalization of statistical methods in academia.

The First Statistics Courses Were Taught