The singular statistics is the science of collection, presentation, analysis and interpretation of numerical data. The plural statistics refers to numerical facts or observations collected with a definite purpose.

The 'mode' does not need to be a numerical value in the statistics register: mode n 6. Statistics The value or item occurring most frequently in a series of observations or statistical data. 7. Mathematics …

Feb 11, 2011 · In statistics, the meaning of orthogonal as unrelated (or more precisely uncorrelated) is very directly related to the mathematical definition. [Two vectors x and y are called orthogonal if the …

Sep 23, 2011 · A complication is that the definition of graph in advanced mathematics is much broader: 'In mathematics, and more specifically in graph theory, a graph is a structure amounting to a set of …

You can define something possible in mathematical terms as having a non-zero probability of being true. As for plausible, the concept does not draw on mathematics but rather on mere common sense. The …

Jun 18, 2020 · While a physical spike gives the image of a quick increase and decrease, the word is often used just to refer to the increase. M-W includes the following definition an abrupt sharp …

Aug 7, 2012 · May I ask what is the verb form of statistics or is there any replacement word with the meaning of "the act of doing statistics"?

Aug 22, 2017 · The definition provided is only a draft edition according to the online edition. In the Washington Post article, as in this definition, the phrase is a figurative reference to the literal …

Nov 27, 2020 · The figures represent the number of tourists who visited a country in thousands. The red annotations do not mean anything. In the fifth row of this chart, we can see that the data for Europe …

Jun 25, 2020 · Here's the OED's only definition for "top level": The highest degree of importance, prestige, or ability; usually (with hyphen) attributive, designating that which belongs to or takes place …