Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations

Click to move up the list of words
stationary front
stationary orbit
stationary point
stationary wave
stationery
stationmaster
Stations of the Cross
statism
statistic
statistical mechanics
statistics
stative
stato-
statoblast
statocyst
statocyte
statolith
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

statistic

sta·tis·tic [ stə tístik ] (plural sta·tis·tics)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. element of data: a single element of data from a collection

2. numerical value or function: a numerical value or function, e.g. a mean or standard deviation, used to describe a sample or population

3. piece of information: somebody or something treated as a piece of data or information

[Late 19th century. Back-formation <statistics]

sta·tis·ti·cal adjective
sta·tis·ti·cal·ly adverb
Advertisement

© 2009 Microsoft