statistician
noun
stat·is·ti·cian
ˌsta-tə-ˈsti-shən 
: one versed in or engaged in compiling statistics
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Politicians of both parties will spin the official reports to look favorable to their policies, but the underlying data are probably the best that good, dedicated statisticians can come up with.
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Consumer electronics also continually improve in quality, a dynamic that statisticians equate to deflation but which may only be apparent on paper and not at the store.
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Across the social and biological sciences, statisticians use a technique that leverages randomness to deal with the unknown.
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Enlarge / Standford statistician Persi Diaconis proposed a same-side bias in coin-flipping in 2007.
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Bill Conerly, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
Consumer electronics also continually improve in quality, a dynamic that statisticians equate to deflation but which may only be apparent on paper and not at the store.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 11 Oct. 2024
Across the social and biological sciences, statisticians use a technique that leverages randomness to deal with the unknown.
—Quanta Magazine, 2 Oct. 2024
Enlarge / Standford statistician Persi Diaconis proposed a same-side bias in coin-flipping in 2007.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 12 Sep. 2024
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statistician
noun
stat·is·ti·cian
ˌstat-ə-ˈstish-ən
: a person who specializes in statistics
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