Statistic
noun
A single piece of numerical data used to represent a fact or measurement.
According to recent statistics, 60% of people prefer online shopping.
Often appears as...
- a statistic shows
- recent statistic
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Academic
noun
A numerical fact or datum, especially one computed from a sample.
In the field of statistics, the median is another kind of average used.
Often appears as...
- statistical data
- statistic analysis
Usage tips
Academic
noun
A single piece of numerical data used to represent a fact or measurement.
According to recent statistics, 60% of people prefer online shopping.
Often appears as...
- a statistic shows
- recent statistic
Usage tips
Academic
noun
A numerical fact or datum, especially one computed from a sample.
In the field of statistics, the median is another kind of average used.
Often appears as...
- statistical data
- statistic analysis
Usage tips
Academic
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Pro Tip 1/3Context Importance
A statistic must be considered within its context to avoid misinterpretation.
The statistic of increased sales must be viewed alongside market expansions.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Current
Always check the date of the statistic, as it may not represent the current situation.
A 1990's employment statistic may not reflect today’s job market.
Pro Tip 3/3Source Matters
The reliability of a statistic is linked to the credibility of its source.
Only trust statistics from reputable sources to ensure accuracy.
Pro Tip 1/3Context Importance
A statistic must be considered within its context to avoid misinterpretation.
The statistic of increased sales must be viewed alongside market expansions.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Current
Always check the date of the statistic, as it may not represent the current situation.
A 1990's employment statistic may not reflect today’s job market.
Pro Tip 3/3Source Matters
The reliability of a statistic is linked to the credibility of its source.
Only trust statistics from reputable sources to ensure accuracy.
Pro Tip 1/3Context Importance
A statistic must be considered within its context to avoid misinterpretation.
The statistic of increased sales must be viewed alongside market expansions.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Current
Always check the date of the statistic, as it may not represent the current situation.
A 1990's employment statistic may not reflect today’s job market.
Pro Tip 3/3Source Matters
The reliability of a statistic is linked to the credibility of its source.
Only trust statistics from reputable sources to ensure accuracy.
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Watch the Total Solar...
in space and I wish they could go and I think in the future more people will have a chance to go but for now there's only been a few hundred of us that have gone so I'm trying to share that experience and of course the statistic was until today that one in a thousand people across the world had ever experienced a total eclipse right that
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Did Shakespeare write...
It can help us determine when a work was written, whether an ancient text is a forgery, whether a student has committed plagiarism, or if that email you just received is of a high priority or spam. And does the timeless poetry of Shakespeare's lines just boil down to numbers and statistics? Not quite.
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David Birch: A new way...
My favorite statistic of all only 4 billion toothbrushes in the world. That means something. I don't know what. I rely on our futurologists to tell me. It has to be a utility which is extensible. So it has to be something that anybody could build on. Anybody should be able to use this infrastructure;
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Population pyramids:...
What can this tell us about the two countries? Population statistics are some of the most important data social scientists and policy experts have to work with. But understanding a country's situation and making accurate predictions requires knowing not just the total size of the population
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How to use rhetoric to...
And finally, you can demonstrate disinterest, or that you're not motivated by personal gain. Logos is the use of logic and reason. This method can employ rhetorical devices such as analogies, examples, and citations of research or statistics. But it's not just facts and figures.
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The best stats you've...
there and the internet is there but we have still not used it effectively all that information was so changing in the world does not include publicly funded statistics there are some webpages like this you know but they take some nourishment down from the databases but
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Hans Rosling: Debunking...
but we have still not used it effectively. All that information we saw changing in the world does not include publicly funded statistics. There are some web pages like this, you know, but they take some nourishment down from the databases,
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Launching a Food...
world to us in a worse shape than they found it and now is the time for change now obviously looking at these statistics you think well I believe and going back to the Ted wish that every child has the right to fresh food at
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How statistics can be...
base some of their most important decisions on organized data. But there's a problem with that. Any set of statistics might have something lurking inside it, something that can turn the results completely upside down.
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Spotting One of the...
bird's vital statistics are recorded he's a star a pygmy kingfisher poses for its place in the report which george will ultimately present to the
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Watch the Total Solar...
in space and I wish they could go and I think in the future more people will have a chance to go but for now there's only been a few hundred of us that have gone so I'm trying to share that experience and of course the statistic was until today that one in a thousand people across the world had ever experienced a total eclipse right that
Video examples
Did Shakespeare write...
It can help us determine when a work was written, whether an ancient text is a forgery, whether a student has committed plagiarism, or if that email you just received is of a high priority or spam. And does the timeless poetry of Shakespeare's lines just boil down to numbers and statistics? Not quite.
Video examples
David Birch: A new way...
My favorite statistic of all only 4 billion toothbrushes in the world. That means something. I don't know what. I rely on our futurologists to tell me. It has to be a utility which is extensible. So it has to be something that anybody could build on. Anybody should be able to use this infrastructure;
Video examples
Population pyramids:...
What can this tell us about the two countries? Population statistics are some of the most important data social scientists and policy experts have to work with. But understanding a country's situation and making accurate predictions requires knowing not just the total size of the population
Video examples
How to use rhetoric to...
And finally, you can demonstrate disinterest, or that you're not motivated by personal gain. Logos is the use of logic and reason. This method can employ rhetorical devices such as analogies, examples, and citations of research or statistics. But it's not just facts and figures.
Video examples
The best stats you've...
there and the internet is there but we have still not used it effectively all that information was so changing in the world does not include publicly funded statistics there are some webpages like this you know but they take some nourishment down from the databases but
Video examples
Hans Rosling: Debunking...
but we have still not used it effectively. All that information we saw changing in the world does not include publicly funded statistics. There are some web pages like this, you know, but they take some nourishment down from the databases,
Video examples
Launching a Food...
world to us in a worse shape than they found it and now is the time for change now obviously looking at these statistics you think well I believe and going back to the Ted wish that every child has the right to fresh food at
Video examples
How statistics can be...
base some of their most important decisions on organized data. But there's a problem with that. Any set of statistics might have something lurking inside it, something that can turn the results completely upside down.
Video examples
Spotting One of the...
bird's vital statistics are recorded he's a star a pygmy kingfisher poses for its place in the report which george will ultimately present to the
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Judy Norton
People told me it was a mistake to marry so young but you can't go into a marriage thinking that because the divorce statistics are so high your marriage won't last. You have to work at it day by day. Though certainly marriage isn't a final, heavy commitment, like signing your life away. It's the type of thing you can always get out of.
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Clayton Kershaw
American Athlete
You can make a lot of cases that you can take the win stat out of the game and you can still figure out who the good pitchers are, and I agree with that to some extent. But there's something about your win-loss record, there's something about having wins by your name that means something. Regardless of how important that is.
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John Madden
American Entertainer
We need to let the referee's sole thing be to protect the quarterback and get those late hits out of there. They even have a stat on television that says 'knockdowns.' Knockdowns means that you knock him down after he throws the ball. The assumption is, if it's legal, we'll make excuses for them.
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Erik Spoelstra
American Coach
I really find comfort in watching film and obtaining knowledge and I use statistics and computer generated stuff to help me get those stats. That was probably a result of my father's influence on me at a young age.
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Patrick Swayze
American Actor
How do you nurture a positive attitude when all the statistics say you're a dead man? You go to work.
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Josefina Vazquez Mota
Mexican Politician
There are two ways of lying. One, not telling the truth and the other, making up statistics.
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Nina Turner
American Politician
Every step of the way, life was hard. I was supposed to be a statistic.
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Jason Fried
American Businessman
Statistics rarely drive me. Feelings, intuition, and gut instinct do.
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Kasper Schmeichel
Danish Footballer
The important statistic is the number of games you win.
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George Canning
English Statesman
I can prove anything by statistics except the truth.
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Judy Norton
People told me it was a mistake to marry so young but you can't go into a marriage thinking that because the divorce statistics are so high your marriage won't last. You have to work at it day by day. Though certainly marriage isn't a final, heavy commitment, like signing your life away. It's the type of thing you can always get out of.
Quote examples
Clayton Kershaw
American Athlete
You can make a lot of cases that you can take the win stat out of the game and you can still figure out who the good pitchers are, and I agree with that to some extent. But there's something about your win-loss record, there's something about having wins by your name that means something. Regardless of how important that is.
Quote examples
John Madden
American Entertainer
We need to let the referee's sole thing be to protect the quarterback and get those late hits out of there. They even have a stat on television that says 'knockdowns.' Knockdowns means that you knock him down after he throws the ball. The assumption is, if it's legal, we'll make excuses for them.
Quote examples
Erik Spoelstra
American Coach
I really find comfort in watching film and obtaining knowledge and I use statistics and computer generated stuff to help me get those stats. That was probably a result of my father's influence on me at a young age.
Quote examples
Patrick Swayze
American Actor
How do you nurture a positive attitude when all the statistics say you're a dead man? You go to work.
Quote examples
Josefina Vazquez Mota
Mexican Politician
There are two ways of lying. One, not telling the truth and the other, making up statistics.
Quote examples
Nina Turner
American Politician
Every step of the way, life was hard. I was supposed to be a statistic.
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Jason Fried
American Businessman
Statistics rarely drive me. Feelings, intuition, and gut instinct do.
Quote examples
Kasper Schmeichel
Danish Footballer
The important statistic is the number of games you win.
Quote examples
George Canning
English Statesman
I can prove anything by statistics except the truth.
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