Definition of statistics Statistics

/stʌtɪˈstɪks/ - [stutistiks] - sta•tis•tics

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What does statistics mean?

WordNet

Noun Singular: statistic
statistics - a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters
		applied math, applied mathematics the branches of mathematics that are involved in the study of the physical or biological or sociological world
		statistical method, statistical procedure a method of analyzing or representing statistical data; a procedure for calculating a statistic
		correlational statistics, correlation a statistical relation between two or more variables such that systematic changes in the value of one variable are accompanied by systematic changes in the other
		nonparametric statistics the branch of statistics dealing with variables without making assumptions about the form or the parameters of their distribution
		biometrics, biometry, biostatistics a branch of biology that studies biological phenomena and observations by means of statistical analysis

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Wiktionary

statistics (Noun)
A mathematical science concerned with data collection, presentation, analysis, and interpretation.
statistics (Noun)
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.
statistics (Noun)
Plural of statistic.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

statistics (n.)
The science which has to do with the collection and classification of certain facts respecting the condition of the people in a state.
statistics (n.)
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.
statistics (n.)
The branch of mathematics which studies methods for the calculation of probabilities.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

statistics
A branch of mathematics dealing with the collection, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of masses of numerical data.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

statistics
sta-tist′iks, n. a collection of facts and figures regarding the condition of a people, class, &c.: the science which treats of the collection and arrangement of facts bearing on the condition—social, moral, and material—of a people.—adjs. Statist′ic, -al, pertaining to, or containing, statistics.—adv. Statist′ically.—n. Statistic′ian, one skilled in statistics. [Coined (as if from a form statistikē) from Gr. statizein, to set up.]

Wikipedia

Statistics is a way to collect and analyze measurements. Statistics is used to describe data and to test theories about the world and how it works. Statistics is based on probability — the "laws of chance".

Collecting data.

Before the world can be described with statistics, data has to be collected. This data has the form of measurements. After the data is collected, there will be a series of numbers which describe that observation, or measurement. A typical example might be to find out how popular a certain TV program is, how many people watch it. Another example might be to find out, whether a certain drug helps in curing a specific disease.

Methods.

Most commonly statistical data is by doing surveys, or experiments. Surveys are done by using a small number individuals, and collecting data from them. They may be asked questions, if there are people. If they are not, some measurements might be taken from them.

The choice of which individuals to take for a survey or data collection is very important, as it directly influences the statistics. When the statistics are done, it can no longer be determined which individuals are taken. Suppose, the water quality of a lake needs to be measured. It is a big lake. If samples are taken next to the waste drain, results of this will be totally different, than if the samples are taken in a remote, nearly inaccessible spot of the lake,

Errors.

We can avoid chance errors by taking a larger sample, and we can avoid some bias by choosing rand

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statistics, noun, plural of statistic.

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