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

Word History and Origins

Origin of statistician¹

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

Example Sentences

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

From Freakonomics

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.

From Washington Post

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

From Fortune

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

From Washington Post

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

From No Straight News

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg