statistician
noun
stat·is·ti·cian
ˌsta-tə-ˈsti-shən 
: one versed in or engaged in compiling statistics
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There’s this concept basketball statisticians throw around, variance.
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Tony Jones, New York Times, 5 May 2026
Independent statisticians, commissioned by the county’s own oversight body — the Citizens’ Law Enforcement Review Board — have completed the most rigorous outside study ever conducted on in-custody deaths in San Diego County.
—Dave Myers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2026
The popularity of acronyms in science may be a holdover from the era of print journals, where space was at a premium, said Adrian Barnett, a statistician and meta-science researcher at the Queensland University of Technology.
—Clarissa Brincat, Big Think, 29 Apr. 2026
Manufacturing activity in March gathered momentum as factories rushed to resume production after an extended national holiday in mid-February, said Huo Lihui, chief statistician at NBS.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2026
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Tony Jones, New York Times, 5 May 2026
Independent statisticians, commissioned by the county’s own oversight body — the Citizens’ Law Enforcement Review Board — have completed the most rigorous outside study ever conducted on in-custody deaths in San Diego County.
—Dave Myers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2026
The popularity of acronyms in science may be a holdover from the era of print journals, where space was at a premium, said Adrian Barnett, a statistician and meta-science researcher at the Queensland University of Technology.
—Clarissa Brincat, Big Think, 29 Apr. 2026
Manufacturing activity in March gathered momentum as factories rushed to resume production after an extended national holiday in mid-February, said Huo Lihui, chief statistician at NBS.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2026
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“Statistician.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/statistician. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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statistician
noun
stat·is·ti·cian
ˌstat-ə-ˈstish-ən
: a person who specializes in statistics
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