statistic
Definition
Single quantity contained in or computed from a set of data. Unlike a parameter (a characteristic of a population) a statistic is a characteristic or measure of a sample. See also statistics.
statistic is in the Statistics, Mathematics, & Analysis subject.
statistic appears in the definitions of the following terms: degrees of freedom, parameter, hypothesis testing and statistics
statistic appears in the other terms:
statistical methods,
statistical process control (SPC),
statistical control,
Bayesian statistics,
statistical error,
statistical sample,
applied statistics,
statistical cost estimating,
statistical power,
law of statistical regularity
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