Statistical Breviary, 1801

Target entity: Statistical Breviary, 1801
Context triple: [William Playfair, publicationDateOfWork, Statistical Breviary, 1801]

• A. An Estimate of the Degrees of the Mortality of Mankind (1693)
  An Estimate of the Degrees of the Mortality of Mankind (1693) is Edmund Halley’s pioneering demographic study that introduced one of the first life tables and laid foundations for actuarial science and life insurance mathematics.
• B. Illustrations and Proofs of the Principle of Population
  Illustrations and Proofs of the Principle of Population is a 19th-century work by Francis Place that defends and elaborates Thomas Malthus’s population theory with empirical evidence and argument.
• C. Natural and Political Observations Mentioned in a Following Index, and Made upon the Bills of Mortality
  Natural and Political Observations Mentioned in a Following Index, and Made upon the Bills of Mortality is a pioneering 17th-century work of statistical analysis that laid the foundations for demography and epidemiology by examining London’s mortality records.
• D. Graunt
  Graunt is an English surname most notably associated with John Graunt, a 17th-century pioneer of demography and statistical analysis of population data.
• E. An Essay on the Principle of Population
  An Essay on the Principle of Population is an influential 1798 work of political economy and demography arguing that population growth tends to outpace food production, leading to inevitable checks such as famine, disease, and war.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Statistical Breviary, 1801
Target entity description: "Statistical Breviary, 1801" is an early statistical work by William Playfair notable for pioneering the use of graphical methods, including some of the first modern pie charts, to present economic and demographic data.

• A. An Estimate of the Degrees of the Mortality of Mankind (1693)
  An Estimate of the Degrees of the Mortality of Mankind (1693) is Edmund Halley’s pioneering demographic study that introduced one of the first life tables and laid foundations for actuarial science and life insurance mathematics.
• B. Illustrations and Proofs of the Principle of Population
  Illustrations and Proofs of the Principle of Population is a 19th-century work by Francis Place that defends and elaborates Thomas Malthus’s population theory with empirical evidence and argument.
• C. Natural and Political Observations Mentioned in a Following Index, and Made upon the Bills of Mortality
  Natural and Political Observations Mentioned in a Following Index, and Made upon the Bills of Mortality is a pioneering 17th-century work of statistical analysis that laid the foundations for demography and epidemiology by examining London’s mortality records.
• D. Graunt
  Graunt is an English surname most notably associated with John Graunt, a 17th-century pioneer of demography and statistical analysis of population data.
• E. An Essay on the Principle of Population
  An Essay on the Principle of Population is an influential 1798 work of political economy and demography arguing that population growth tends to outpace food production, leading to inevitable checks such as famine, disease, and war.
• F. None of above. chosen