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Statistics

/stəˈtɪstɪks/

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

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

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statisticiannoun	A person who compiles, interprets, or studies statistics.
digitnoun	(mathematics) A position in a sequence of numerals representing a place value in a positional number system.
statisticalnoun	Of or pertaining to statistics.
datanoun	(collective) Material recorded and known or assumed as facts and used as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or calculation, represented especially in the form of numbers, and is usually structured (such as statistics).
numbernoun	Quantity.
figurenoun	A drawing or diagram conveying information.
statsnoun	(roleplaying games, video games slang) Attributes of a unit in a game (e.g. health, damage output)
statistically	From a statistical point of view.
figuresnoun	A drawing or diagram conveying information.
rdanoun	Initialism of Recommended Dietary Allowances.
digitsnoun	(US slang, dated) Synonym of telephone number; especially, the one that belongs to a potential dating partner.
censusnoun	An official count or enumeration of members of a population (not necessarily human), usually residents or citizens in a particular region, often done at regular intervals.
stc	Initialism of subject to check.
informationnoun	Things that are or can be known about a given topic; communicable knowledge of something.
agencynoun	An establishment engaged in doing business for another; also, the place of business or the district of such an agency.
metricsnoun	The statistical analysis of data sets or big data.
surveynoun	A particular view; an examination, especially an official examination, of a particular group of items, in order to ascertain the condition, quantity, or quality.
statnoun	(Canada, informal) A statutory public holiday (also as stat holiday).
digitalnoun	(uncountable) Digital equipment or technology.
numbersnoun	The Book of Numbers, the fourth of the Books of Moses in the Old Testament of the Bible, the fourth book in the Torah.