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statistician

statistician

23 6.7
A person who collects and studies numbers to find patterns
  • noun
  • /stəˈtɪs.tɪ.ʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : estadístico
  • Carl worked as a statistician to analyze the data collected from the experiment.
  • a senior statistician
  • a mathematical statistician
  • a statistician and scientist

So, you know, I'll leave, I'll leave statisticians to kind of figure out how to calculate all these things.

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Examples

  • So Carl was the lead statistician in the design phase of the experiment.

  • However, nearly 20% want to work as statisticians in a host of settings at this stage in their education.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Between innings, the statistician offers him part of a chicken sandwich he has brought along for lunch.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • We also have fantastic statisticians on our staff.

  • Well, in what I used to call my real life, I worked as a marketing statistician for a brokerage house.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • I was more of a statistician-- you know, player evaluation, team comparisons-- that kind of thing.

  • Historically, one of the most notable and influential statisticians was Dr. William Deming.

    Academic text (2007)
  • We have Professor Kendel Wallace of Carnegie Mellon, a statistician, here with us.

  • Mary-Lynn Brecht, Ph.D., is a research statistician in the UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs.

    Academic text (2010)
  • At the conference, a renowned statistician shared insights on data interpretation.

Synonyms

analyst
vsstatistician
355 3.2

A person who studies information carefully to understand problems and help people make decisions

specializes in numerical data analysis and statistical interpretation rather than general review
number cruncher
vsstatistician
  • Informal
3 4.5

A person who works with many numbers and can do difficult calculations using computers

is broader and includes collecting and interpreting data beyond calculations
mathematical statistician
vsstatistician
  • Specialized
7.2

A person who uses math to study data and chance

is skilled in collecting, analyzing, and interpreting real numerical data

Compounds

7.2

A person who uses math to study data and chance

How Mathematical

mathematician
63 4.9
statistician
  • Specialized
23 6.7
mathy brain
  • Informal
8.5
thinker
142 3.8

Surface Forms

statistician singular
statisticians plural

Morphology

statistician = statistic (transparent) = statistic + ian

Formed by adding the productive agentive suffix '-ian' to 'statistic', yielding 'a person associated with or working in statistics', which is directly inferable.

Etymology

Statistician comes from statistics, a word that once meant 'things about the state' and is related to state 'government'. So a statistician is someone who collects and studies numbers about people or groups.