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Definition of 'statistics'Alternative forms
* statisticks (obsolete)
Noun
( statistics)
(singular in construction) A mathematical science concerned with data collection, presentation, analysis, and interpretation.
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- Statistics is the only mathematical field required for many social sciences.
(plural in construction) A systematic collection of data on measurements or observations, often related to demographic information such as population counts, incomes, population counts at different ages, etc.
- The statistics from the Census for apportionment are available.
English plurals
( rft)
Synonyms
* stats (informal)
Derived terms
( terms derived from statistics)
* applied statistics
* astrostatistics
* biostatistics
* defense-independent pitching statistics
* descriptive statistics
* geostatistics
* inferential statistics
* lexicostatistics
( rel-mid)
* mathematical statistics
* parastatistics
* phonostatistics
* photostatistics
* statistician
* stats
* stylostatistics
* superstatistics
* thermostatistics
* vital statistics
( rel-bottom)
See also
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