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Statistic A numerical value summarizing a characteristic of a sample which, if the sample is not biased, reflects the population from which the sample was drawn, for instance, the percentage of some group having a particular property.
Statistics The branch of mathematics concerned with probabilities and the characteristics of distributions of numbers – analyzing and interpreting (numerical) data of samples and populations.
(see also: statistical evidence, Margin of error, Sample size, sample bias, Law of large numbers, mean » average, distribution, standard deviation, survey, statistical decision-making)
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