statistician

n 1: a mathematician who specializes in statistics [syn: {mathematical

statistician}]

2: someone versed in the collection and interpretation of

numerical data (especially someone who uses statistics to

calculate insurance premiums) [syn: {actuary}]

statistics

The practice, study or result of the

application of mathematical {functions} to collections of

{data} in order to summarise or {extrapolate} that data.

The subject of statistics can be divided into descriptive

statistics - describing data, and analytical statistics -

drawing conclusions from data.

(1997-07-16)