statistic

Function of random variables

EntityQ1949963

Subclass of: measured quantity value

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A statistic (singular) or sample statistic is any quantity computed from values in a sample which is considered for a statistical purpose. Statistical purposes include estimating a population parameter, describing a sample, or evaluating a hypothesis. The average of sample values is a statistic. The term statistic is used both for the function and for the value of the function on a given sample. When a statistic is being used for a specific purpose, it may be referred to by a name indicating its purpose.

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Different from: statistics
sample statistic
sample
Studied by: statistics
Has characteristic: type of statistic
Calculated from: sample
Disjoint union of: list of values as qualifiers list item: measurable function, measured quantity value

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