Statistics is a mathematical science pertaining to the collection, analysis, interpretation or explanation, and presentation of data.[1] Statisticians improve the quality of data with the design of experiments and survey sampling. Statistics also provides tools for prediction and forecasting using data and statistical models. Statistics is applicable to a wide variety of academic disciplines, including natural and Social Sciences, government, and business.
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That, very often, it depends who is paying for the statistics to be drawn up.
How about "statistician"? But I admit that the spelling is a challenge to get right !
The statistics methods are loosely categorised in two separate concepts. 1. descriptive Statistics 2. Inferencial Statistics Any treatment of data leading to collection presentation and summaries of numerical data is known as descriptive statistics. Making general statements from the study of particular cases, or nay treatment of data that leads to prediction or inference concerning a larger group of data, is known as inferential statistics.
IQ is normally distributed in the general population. Age is not.