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STATISTIC
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A datum that can be represented numerically
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("statistic" is a kind of...):
data point; datum (an item of factual information derived from measurement or research)
Domain category:
statistics (a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "statistic"):
average; norm (a statistic describing the location of a distribution)
demographic (a statistic characterizing human populations (or segments of human populations broken down by age or sex or income etc.))
deviation (the difference between an observed value and the expected value of a variable or function)
moment (the n-th moment of a distribution is the expected value of the n-th power of the deviations from a fixed value)
distribution free statistic; nonparametric statistic (a statistic computed without knowledge of the form or the parameters of the distribution from which observations are drawn)
parametric statistic (any statistic computed by procedures that assume the data were drawn from a particular distribution)
time series (a series of values of a variable at successive times)
vital statistics (data relating to births and deaths and health and diseases and marriages)
Context examples:
These can consist of the information stored in the genetic code, but also experimental results from various sources, patient statistics, and scientific literature.
(Bioinformatics, NCI Thesaurus)
Despite compelling statistics we still do not understand biochemically why heart defects are so prevalent.
(NFAT Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
Algorithm used in statistics for finding maximum likelihood estimates of parameters in probabilistic models, where the model depends on unobserved latent (inferred) variables.
(Expectation Maximization Algorithm, NCI Thesaurus)
Research areas of special interest include genetic predisposition, lifestyle factors, environmental contaminants, occupational exposures, medications, radiation and infectious agents, as well as statistics and methods development.
(Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, NCI Thesaurus)
Citing statistics from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the earth is on course to see 20 to 40 per cent of all biodiversity wiped out by the end of the 21st century.
(Nearly Half the Planet's Species Could Be Wiped Out by the End of This Century, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Used for the scientific discipline as a whole or for specific epidemiological factors or findings (e.g., AIDS incidence or prevalence statistics).
(AIDS Epidemiology, NCI Thesaurus)
Ethnic origin has become a popular classification in statistics, where the concept of race has been largely discarded.
(Ethnic Origin, NCI Thesaurus)
Epidemiological methods involve sophisticated statistics and higher mathematics.
(Epidemiological Method, NCI Thesaurus)
A center in the PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE which is primarily concerned with the collection, analysis, and dissemination of health statistics on vital events and health activities to reflect the health status of people, health needs, and health resources.
(National Center for Health Statistics, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
A term in statistics.
(P-value, NCI Dictionary)
