statistic
stəˈtɪstɪk
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Definition of statistic - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

1.
single datasingle item of numerical data
  • Each statistic was carefully analyzed..
data point figure
2.
mathematicsTECH.quantity calculated from sample dataTECH.
  • The mean is a common statistic in research.
data point indicator measure
3.
societyperson reduced to statistical data
  • He felt like just another statistic in the report.
data point figure number
4.
random variablesTECH.any function of random variables estimating a parameterTECH.
  • The statistic helped estimate the population mean.
estimator measure
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Expressions with statistic

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test value measuring mismatch between observed counts and model expectations
The chi-square statistic was high, so the model didn't match the observations.
value at a specific position in a sorted data set
The median is an order statistic in this data set.
statistic assuming data follows a specific distribution
Parametric statistics are used when data is normally distributed.
number showing important information about a population
The census provides vital statistics about the country's population.
statistic not based on a specific distribution
The distribution free statistic is useful in non-parametric tests.
statistic not based on parameterized families of probability distributions
Nonparametric statistics are useful when data doesn't fit normal distributions.

Origin of statistic

Latin, statisticus (of state affairs)

Terms with statistic included in their meaning

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sports
statistic representing a player's hitting performance in baseball
data analysis
summary statistic giving one typical number for a set or distribution
sports statistic
basketball term for achieving double digits in two statistical categories
labor statistic
level of unemployment in an economy
mathematics
test statistic used in statistical tests
medical statistic
percentage of deaths among diagnosed cases of a specific disease
mathematics
statistic showing how two variables are related
math statistic
number showing how two things change together

Examples of statistic in a sentence

  • This statistic is crucial for our report.
  • The statistic showed a significant increase in sales.
  • Researchers rely on this statistic for accurate predictions.
  • No victim should become a statistic.
  • The campaign reminded officials that every statistic represents a life.
  • The statistic was crucial for the research findings.

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  1. French:statistique, donnée statistique, ...
  2. German:Statistik, statistische Größe, ...
  3. Italian:statistica, dato statistico, ...
  4. Spanish:dato, estadístico, ...
  5. Portuguese:dado numérico, ...
  6. Chinese:统计数值, 统计量, ...
  7. Japanese:統計, 統計量, ...
  8. Arabic:إِحْصَائِيَّة, مُعَدَّل إِحْصائِي, ...
  9. Hebrew:נָתוּן סְטָטִיסְטִי, מֶדַד סטָטִיסְטִי, ...
  10. Russian:статистика, человек, сведённый к статистическим данным, ...
  11. Ukrainian:статистичні дані, статистика, ...
  12. Hindi:आँकड़ा, सांख्यिकी, ...

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