/stəˈtɪstɪks/► audioScrabble 12Words With Friends 13
Definition
noun a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters.
Examples
“Statistics is the only mathematical field required for many social sciences.”
“The statistics from the Census for apportionment are available.”
“By dying from an overdose, he became just another statistic.”