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Definition of statistic
1 : a single term or datum in a collection of statistics
2a : a quantity (such as the mean of a sample) that is computed from a sample; specifically : estimate 3bb : a random variable that takes on the possible values of a statistic
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Examples of statistic in a Sentence
One statistic that stuck out is that 40 percent of those surveyed did not have college degrees.
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Some slammed it as a hometown decision, saying the statistics had Pacquiao landing twice the number of power punches as Horn.
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Those figures are then analyzed, with the Office of Traffic Safety taking the time to figure out why a statistic changed from one year to the next or why a certain collision occurred.
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Whether or not most readers relate to the statistics of Gay’s body, few will be able to finish her book without gaining a deeper understanding of her reality.
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Statistics indicate the nation ranks eighth-worst among developed nations for the number of road deaths as a percentage of the overall population.
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There’s an advance statistic called Player Efficiency rating, and at 28.3, Fultz’s was the best in the conference by far.
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Nearly all of Do’s statistics were career-highs, including her first and only career home run.
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In December, the quality of Myanmar’s banking statistics was called into question by the World Bank.)
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There are photos and videos of Coffaro in action, his standardized test scores and basketball statistics dating back three seasons.
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Origin and Etymology of statistic
singular of statistics
Other Mathematics and Statistics Terms
STATISTIC Defined for English Language Learners
statistic
playDefinition of statistic for English Language Learners
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: a number that represents a piece of information (such as information about how often something is done, how common something is, etc.)
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statistics : a type of mathematics that deals with the study of statistics
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