STATISTICS

Statistics

Statistics is the study of the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation and presentation of data. It deals with all aspects of data, including the planning of data collection in terms of the design of surveys and experiments.

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statistics

Noun

  1. A mathematical science concerned with data collection, presentation, analysis, and interpretation.
    Statistics is the only mathematical field required for many social sciences.
  2. 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.


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