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statistics definition

sta·tis·tics (stə tis′tiks)

plural noun

facts or data of a numerical kind, assembled, classified, and tabulated so as to present significant information about a given subject

Etymology: < Ger statistik < ModL statisticus: see statistical

noun

the calculation, description, manipulation, and interpretation of the mathematical attributes of sets or populations too numerous or extensive for exhaustive measurements

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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