statistics
n. branch of mathematics that deals with the collection and interpretation of numerical information statistic n. numerical fact | ||||
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Statistics Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
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statistics
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<statistics, mathematics> The practice, study or result of the application of mathematical functions to collections of data in order to summarise or extrapolate that data.
The subject of statistics can be divided into descriptive statistics - describing data, and analytical statistics - drawing conclusions from data.
(1997-07-16)
neutrosophic statistics standard deviation statistics BioMeDical Package Statistical Package for the Social Sciences normal distribution
<statistics, mathematics> The practice, study or result of the application of mathematical functions to collections of data in order to summarise or extrapolate that data.
The subject of statistics can be divided into descriptive statistics - describing data, and analytical statistics - drawing conclusions from data.
(1997-07-16)
Statistics Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
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.
(n.)
The branch of mathematics which studies methods for the calculation of probabilities.
(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.
(n.)
The science which has to do with the collection and classification of certain facts respecting the condition of the people in a state.
(n.)
The branch of mathematics which studies methods for the calculation of probabilities.
(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.
| WordNet 2.0 |
statistics
Noun
1. a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters
(hypernym) applied mathematics, applied math
(hyponym) correlation, correlational statistics
(part-meronym) statistical method, statistical procedure
(class) bimodal
Noun
1. a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters
(hypernym) applied mathematics, applied math
(hyponym) correlation, correlational statistics
(part-meronym) statistical method, statistical procedure
(class) bimodal
statistic
Noun
1. a datum that can be represented numerically
(hypernym) datum, data point
(hyponym) average, norm
(classification) statistics
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There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics
Origin
Often attributed to Benjamin Disraeli, British Prime Minister. The source for this view is the autobiography of Mark Twain, where he makes that attribution. No version of this quotation has been found in any of Disraeli's published works or letters though. The earliest reference yet found anywhere is to a speech made by Leonard H. Courtney, (1832-1918), later Lord Courtney, in New York in 1895 - 'After all, facts are facts, and although we may quote one to another with a chuckle the words of the Wise Statesman, “Lies - damn lies - and statistics,” still there are some easy figures the simplest must understand, and the astutest cannot wriggle out of.’
It may be that Twain thought that in the 'Wise Statsman' Courtney was referring to Disraeli.
Origin
Often attributed to Benjamin Disraeli, British Prime Minister. The source for this view is the autobiography of Mark Twain, where he makes that attribution. No version of this quotation has been found in any of Disraeli's published works or letters though. The earliest reference yet found anywhere is to a speech made by Leonard H. Courtney, (1832-1918), later Lord Courtney, in New York in 1895 - 'After all, facts are facts, and although we may quote one to another with a chuckle the words of the Wise Statesman, “Lies - damn lies - and statistics,” still there are some easy figures the simplest must understand, and the astutest cannot wriggle out of.’
It may be that Twain thought that in the 'Wise Statsman' Courtney was referring to Disraeli.
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Ystadaeth
Ystadaeth = n. statistics
Ystadaeth = n. statistics
Statistics Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Environmental Engineering (English ver.) |
STATISTICS
The mathematics of the collection, organization, and interpretation of numerical data by inference from sampling.
The mathematics of the collection, organization, and interpretation of numerical data by inference from sampling.
Statistics Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Raynet Business & Marketing Glossary |
Statistics
a set of tools for collecting and summarizing data, and for using the data to draw inference from the population which it is supposed to represent.
a set of tools for collecting and summarizing data, and for using the data to draw inference from the population which it is supposed to represent.
| Sean_Woo's Finance,GIS & Real Estate Glossary |
statistics
1. numerical facts, referring to numbers
2. methods used to collect, analyze, present, and interpret data and to make decisions.
1. numerical facts, referring to numbers
2. methods used to collect, analyze, present, and interpret data and to make decisions.
| eng-iso |
Statistics
A field that involves the tabulating, depicting and describing of data sets; a formalized body of techniques characteristically involving attempts to infer the properties of a large collection of data from inspection of a sample of the collection.
A field that involves the tabulating, depicting and describing of data sets; a formalized body of techniques characteristically involving attempts to infer the properties of a large collection of data from inspection of a sample of the collection.
Statistics Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Statistics
Statistics is a mathematical science pertaining to the collection, analysis, interpretation or explanation, and presentation of data. It is applicable to a wide variety of academic disciplines, from the physical and social sciences to the humanities. Statistics are also used for making informed decisions.
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