His interest in statistics was greatly enhanced when he met A V Leontovich in 1912. Leontovich was a physiologist who had been studying the statistical ideas of Gauss and Pearson and he gave Slutsky material on statistical techniques.
Kanyang interes sa mga istatistika ay malaki pinagbuting kapag siya matugunan AV Leontovich sa 1912. Leontovich ay isang physiologist na nai-pag-aralan ang statistical ideya ng gauss at Pearson at siya ibinigay Slutsky materyal sa statistical techniques.