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'''Statistics''' is a [[Mathematics|mathematical science]] pertaining to the collection, analysis, interpretation or explanation, and presentation of [[data]]. It is applicable to a wide variety of [[academic discipline]]s, from the physical and social [[science]]s to the [[humanities]]. Statistics are also used for making informed decisions.
Statistical methods can be used to summarize or describe a collection of data; this is called '''[[descriptive statistics]]'''. In addition, patterns in the data may be [[mathematical model|modeled]] in a way that accounts for [[random]]ness and uncertainty in the observations, and then used to draw inferences about the process or population being studied; this is called '''[[inferential statistics]]'''. Both descriptive and inferential statistics comprise '''applied statistics'''. There is also a discipline called '''[[mathematical statistics]]''', which is concerned with the theoretical basis of the subject.
The word '''''statistics''''' is also the plural of '''''[[statistic]]''''' (singular), which refers to the result of applying a statistical algorithm to a set of data, as in [[economic statistics]], [[crime statistics]], etc.
[[Category: Formal Sciences]]
Statistical methods can be used to summarize or describe a collection of data; this is called '''[[descriptive statistics]]'''. In addition, patterns in the data may be [[mathematical model|modeled]] in a way that accounts for [[random]]ness and uncertainty in the observations, and then used to draw inferences about the process or population being studied; this is called '''[[inferential statistics]]'''. Both descriptive and inferential statistics comprise '''applied statistics'''. There is also a discipline called '''[[mathematical statistics]]''', which is concerned with the theoretical basis of the subject.
The word '''''statistics''''' is also the plural of '''''[[statistic]]''''' (singular), which refers to the result of applying a statistical algorithm to a set of data, as in [[economic statistics]], [[crime statistics]], etc.
[[Category: Formal Sciences]]