Question

select the correct answer. which specialty in historiography uses data to study historical trends such as patterns of immigration? a. biography b. political history c. cliometrics d. cultural history

Explanation:

Cliometrics is a historiographical specialty that applies quantitative data and statistical methods to analyze historical trends, such as immigration patterns shown in the provided line graph. The other options focus on non-quantitative historical approaches: biography centers on individual lives, political history on political institutions/events, and cultural history on cultural practices.

Answer:

C. cliometrics