Statistician Meaning
/ˌstætɪsˈtɪʃn̩/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA person who compiles, interprets, or studies statistics.
nounA mathematician with a specialty of statistics.
Sentence Examples
I'm casting aspersions on his competency as a statistician.
Tom is a statistician.
CEFR Practice Quiz
To understand the survey data, the company hired a professional ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The government hired a professional ____ to help interpret the complex data from the recent national census.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English statistic Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English statistician From statistic + -ian.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"If the F.R. ever expands its administration to include a statistician, his figure for net foot-pounds of elbow grease per trailing ton-mile are going to look quite impressive."
— 1958 July 26, R. K. Kirkland, “Into the Mountains on the Festiniog Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 450:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
To understand the survey data, the company hired a professional ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The government hired a professional ____ to help interpret the complex data from the recent national census.