STATISTICS

statistics

(noun) a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

statistics (uncountable)

A mathematical science concerned with data collection, presentation, analysis, and interpretation.

Etymology 2

Noun

statistics pl (plural only)

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.

Synonym: stats (informal)

Etymology 3

Noun

statistics

plural of statistic

Source: Wiktionary

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Sta*tis"tics, n. Etym: [Cf. F. statistique, G. statistik. See State, n.]

1. The science which has to do with the collection and classification of certain facts respecting the condition of the people in a state.

Note: [In this sense gramatically singular.]

2. pl.

Definition: Classified facts respecting the condition of the people in a state, their health, their longevity, domestic economy, arts, property, and political strength, their resources, the state of the country, etc., or respecting any particular class or interest; especially, those facts which can be stated in numbers, or in tables of numbers, or in any tabular and classified arrangement.

Definition: The branch of mathematics which studies methods for the calculation of probabilities.

STATISTIC

Sta*tis"tic, Sta*tis"tic*al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. statistique.]

Definition: Of or pertaining to statistics; as, statistical knowledge, statistical tabulation.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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