statistics
Definition 1
Branch of mathematics concerned with collection, classification, analysis, and interpretation of numerical facts, for drawing inferences on the basis of their quantifiable likelihood (probability). Statistics can interpret aggregates of data too large to be intelligible by ordinary observation because such data (unlike individual quantities) tend to behave in regular, predictable manner. It is subdivided into descriptive statistics and inferential statistics.
Definition 2
Plural of statistic.
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statistics is in the Statistics, Mathematics, & Analysis subject.
statistics appears in the definitions of the following terms:
classification society,
uncertainty,
coefficient,
domain,
function,
complexity,
Bayesian statistics,
normalization,
deviation,
harmonized commodity description and coding system
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statistics appears in these other terms: descriptive statistics, applied statistics, inferential statistics
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