Dictionary Entry
statistics
Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/stəˈtɪstɪks/Word FrequencyCommon (5.34)Curriculum FrequencyLess common (1)A mathematical science concerned with data collection, presentation, analysis, and interpretation.
In a Sentence
“Statistics is the only mathematical field required for many social sciences.”
Published Usage Examples
“One of the first things you learn in statistics is never extrapolate beyond the data.”
“Lumbering, which occupies a department of production by itself in statistics, is also to a great extent a manufacturing operation.”
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