Cliometrics is a noun referring to the application of methods from other fields, such as economics and statistics, to the study of history. The term combines 'Clio' (the muse of history) with 'metrics' (measurement).
Cliometrics es un sustantivo que se refiere a la aplicación de métodos de otros campos, como la economía y la estadística, al estudio de la historia. El término combina "Clio" (la musa de la historia) con "metrics" (medición).
| Word | cliometrics |
|---|---|
| Date | January 8, 2008 |
| Type | noun plural but singular in construction |
| Syllables | klye-uh-MET-riks |
| Etymology | "Cliometrics" comes from a combination of "Clio," the name of the Greek Muse of history, and "-metrics," as in "econometrics" ("the application of statistical methods to the study of economic data and problems") or "biometrics" ("the statistical analysis of biological observations and phenomena"). American economists Douglass North and Robert Fogel developed cliometrics, a highly quantitative means for studying the past. In 1993, North and Fogel won the Nobel Prize in Economics for their pioneering work. |
| Examples | For his doctoral thesis, Quentin used cliometrics to examine the impact of universal suffrage on economic development. |
| Definition | : the application of methods developed in other fields (as economics, statistics, and data processing) to the study of history |
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