HyperDic: statistic

English > 1 sense of the word statistic:
NOUNcognitionstatistica datum that can be represented numerically
statistic > pronunciation
Soundsstahtih'stihk
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English > statistic: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
MeaningA datum that can be represented numerically.
CategorystatisticsA branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters
Narroweraverage, normA statistic describing the location of a distribution
demographicA statistic characterizing human populations (or segments of human populations broken down by age or sex or income etc.)
deviationThe difference between an observed value and the expected value of a variable or function
momentThe n-th moment of a distribution is the expected value of the n-th power of the deviations from a fixed value
nonparametric statistic, distribution free statisticA statistic computed without knowledge of the form or the parameters of the distribution from which observations are drawn
parametric statisticAny statistic computed by procedures that assume the data were drawn from a particular distribution
time seriesA series of values of a variable at successive times
vital statisticsdata relating to births and deaths and health and diseases and marriages
Broaderdatum, data pointAn item of factual information derived from measurement or research
Spanishestadística, estadístico muestral
Catalanestadística

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