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statistician

[ stat-i-stish-uhn ]

noun

  1. an expert in or compiler of statistics. statistics.


statistician

/ ˌstætɪˈstɪʃən /

noun

  1. a person who specializes in or is skilled at statistics
  2. a person who compiles statistics
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of statistician1

First recorded in 1815–25; statist(ics) + -ician
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Example Sentences

According to statisticians, it set all-time highs in civil discourse and social unity.

First, there was a note from a statistician with an update on the virus’s spread — a color-coded map of South Dakota that showed active cases skyrocketing in many counties.

For decades, statisticians, social scientists, psychologists, and economists have spent endless amounts of time studying and debating whether streaks actually exist.

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The statistician said a third study should be conducted to clear the matter up.

That allows statisticians like me to assess whether the observed number of deaths looks unusual compared to what we expect to see.

Statistician Nate Silver, who is white, was widely ridiculed for tweeting about his experience of being briefly locked up.

Eugene Declercq, a Boston University School of Public Health professor and a CDC statistician, spoke about their intentions.

The key, as any advanced statistician worth his spreadsheet knows, is to look beyond the box score.

“We spotted some downloads to get pulses racing,” according to the statistician at the Torrentfreak website.

An expert statistician, Hirdt looked for an explanation for this anomaly—and found one.

The criminalist gives the statistician the figures but the latter can derive no significant principles from them.

We deal primarily with the accounting department, which includes the statistician's department too, and the executive department.

Dr. Berthold is a well-known statistician, writer, and authority on matters pertaining to German labor colonies.

In recent years the comptroller, or the auditor, as you may prefer to call him, has become more and more of a statistician.

Did not E. H. Harriman say of a well-known statistician that he could make an annual report tell any story you pleased?

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