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nouna branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameterstype of:
Definition that contains statistics
- weight (statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance
- universe (statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn
- population (statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn
- factor an independent variable in statistics
- distribution (statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence
- statistically with respect to statistics
- statistical of or relating to statistics
- sampling (statistics) the selection of a suitable sample for study
- percentile (statistics) any of the 99 numbered points that divide an ordered set of scores into 100 parts each of which contains one-hundredth of the total
- bjs the agency in the Department of Justice that is the primary source of criminal justice statistics for federal and local policy makers