Definition of Statistics. Meaning of Statistics. Synonyms of Statistics

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Definition of Statistics

Statistics
Statistics Sta*tis"tics, n. [Cf. F. statistique, G. statistik. See State, n.] 1. The science which has to do with the collection and classification of certain facts respecting the condition of the people in a state. Note: [In this sense gramatically singular.] 2. pl. Classified facts respecting the condition of the people in a state, their health, their longevity, domestic economy, arts, property, and political strength, their resources, the state of the country, etc., or respecting any particular class or interest; especially, those facts which can be stated in numbers, or in tables of numbers, or in any tabular and classified arrangement.
Statistic
Statistic Sta*tis"tic, Statistical Sta*tis"tic*al, a. [Cf. F. statistique.] Of or pertaining to statistics; as, statistical knowledge, statistical tabulation.

Meaning of Statistics from wikipedia

- Statistics (from German: Statistik, orig. "description of a state, a country") is the discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis,...
- Statistics Canada (StatCan; French: Statistique Canada), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics...
- In descriptive statistics, summary statistics are used to summarize a set of observations, in order to communicate the largest amount of information as...
- Statistics Norway (Norwegian: Statistisk sentralbyrå, abbreviated to SSB) is the Norwegian statistics bureau. It was established in 1876. Relying on a...
- Statistics Sweden (Swedish: Statistiska centralbyrån [staˈtɪ̌sːtɪska sɛnˈtrɑ̂ːlˌbyːrɔn] ; SCB, lit. 'Central Bureau of Statistics') is the Swedish government...
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- while descriptive statistics (in the m**** noun sense) is the process of using and analysing those statistics. Descriptive statistics is distinguished from...
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