<p><a href="http://140.116.183.121/~sheu/xpDesign/Articles/aHistoricalViewOfStatisticalConcepts.pdf" rel="nofollow">This paper</a> suggests it was a psychophysics experiment by Fencher in 1860.</p>

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https://www.jstor.org/stable/1085417?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents Is this the right link for the resource you mentioned?
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<p>I am wondering about the origin of statistics' usage in psychology. Psychology was rooted in philosophy. At that time there were no experiments and analysing the data, but I guess that there must be the very first time when someone came up with the idea to use statistics in the analysis. (and that's my question).</p>

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When was statistics used in psychology research first?
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# When was statistics used in psychology research first?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-08-25)

I am wondering about the origin of statistics' usage in psychology. Psychology was rooted in philosophy. At that time there were no experiments and analysing the data, but I guess that there must be the very first time when someone came up with the idea to use statistics in the analysis. (and that's my question).

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### Answer by username_1 on 2015-08-26. Score: 3

[This paper](http://140.116.183.121/~sheu/xpDesign/Articles/aHistoricalViewOfStatisticalConcepts.pdf) suggests it was a psychophysics experiment by Fencher in 1860.

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> **username_2**: https://www.jstor.org/stable/1085417?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents Is this the right link for the resource you mentioned?  

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