2006-12-29 04:59:17 · 12 answers · asked by bluedragon9081 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
4 out of 5 yahoo questions members are really super stupid.
2006-12-29 05:02:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Average, standard deviation, first and second moment, and so on are statistics. These are values resulting from relationships of uncertain variables rather than deterministic variables with no uncertainty. The data for these uncertain variables typically have some sort of distribution, like a Normal or Bell shaped curve for example.[See source.]
Note the data themselves are not the statistic, although many people will call them statistics. In fact, most dictionaries will define a statistic as a datum point, but that is not the true, mathematical meaning. Unfortunately, standard English dictionaries are not the greatest source for technical definitions.
2006-12-29 13:26:01 · answer #2 · answered by oldprof 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Statistics is a mathematical science pertaining to the collection, analysis, interpretation or explanation, and presentation of data. It is applicable to a wide variety of academic disciplines, from the physical and social sciences to the humanities; it is also used and misused for making informed decisions in all areas of business and government.
Statistical methods can be used to summarize or describe a collection of data; this is called descriptive statistics. In addition, patterns in the data may be modeled in a way that accounts for randomness and uncertainty in the observations, to draw inferences about the process or population being studied; this is called inferential statistics. Both descriptive and inferential statistics can be considered part of applied statistics. There is also a discipline of mathematical statistics, which is concerned with the theoretical basis of the subject.
The word statistics is also the plural of statistic (singular), which refers to the result of applying a statistical algorithm to a set of data, as in employment statistics, accident statistics, etc.
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2006-12-29 13:09:25 · answer #3 · answered by Brandi 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Statistics, branch of mathematics that deals with the collection, organization, and analysis of numerical data and with such problems as experiment design and decision-making.
11 out of the 20 apples were rotten.
2006-12-29 13:07:47 · answer #4 · answered by _PeTaL_D`oR_ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anything dealing with a percentage of a population or fraction of a population could be a statistic. 99% of statisticians would agree with me.
2006-12-29 13:03:47 · answer #5 · answered by Lowa 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
9 out of 10 Yahoo! Answers users can not spell or use proper punctuation.
2006-12-29 13:02:52 · answer #6 · answered by kaleywheel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
bluedragon9081 asked 4 questions in 4 minutes.
2006-12-29 13:03:47 · answer #7 · answered by joycedomingo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmmmmm....the average IQ on Yahoo answers is 70.
2006-12-29 13:01:35 · answer #8 · answered by dj 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
3 out of every 4 dentists recommend this product
2006-12-29 13:01:10 · answer #9 · answered by the Boss 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is the eleventh answer to this question
2006-12-29 15:59:33 · answer #10 · answered by panenka_chip 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋