statistician
noun
stat·is·ti·cian
ˌsta-tə-ˈsti-shən 
: one versed in or engaged in compiling statistics
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Manufacturing activity in March gathered momentum as factories rushed to resume production after an extended national holiday in mid-February, said Huo Lihui, chief statistician at NBS.
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Bulté is now working with a wildlife statistician to assess whether the Opinicon population is stable, growing, or shrinking — and whether the male-female ratio has been permanently shifted by the 2022 die-off.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
Correlation and causality is something for statisticians, political scientists and sociologists.
—Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
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Anniek Bao, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2026
Bulté is working with a wildlife statistician to assess whether the Opinicon population is stable, growing, or shrinking — and whether the male-female ratio has been permanently shifted by the 2022 die-off.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2026
Bulté is now working with a wildlife statistician to assess whether the Opinicon population is stable, growing, or shrinking — and whether the male-female ratio has been permanently shifted by the 2022 die-off.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
Correlation and causality is something for statisticians, political scientists and sociologists.
—Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
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statistician
noun
stat·is·ti·cian
ˌstat-ə-ˈstish-ən
: a person who specializes in statistics
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