descriptive statisticsn.

Brit.

/dᵻˌskrɪptɪv stəˈtɪstɪks/, U.S.

/dəˌskrɪptɪv stəˈtɪstɪks/,

/diˌskrɪptɪv stəˈtɪstɪks/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: descriptive adj., statistics n.

Etymology: < descriptive adj. + statistics n.

Mathematics.

1. With singular agreement. The study of statistical facts and data which describe properties or features of a sample or data set, as opposed to properties which can be inferred for an entire population; the branch of statistics concerned with this.

ΚΠ

1885 Jrnl. Stat. Soc. London 482 291 They explain many phenomena, and after thirty years have become an integral part of descriptive statistics.

1926 Science 16 July 48/2 We can determine other characteristic constants of the group. This is purely descriptive statistics.

1973 H. Freudenthal Math. as Educ. Task xiix. 614 Descriptive statistics is useful anyhow, and it is an educational riddle why it has not been part of the curriculum.

2010 J. F. Healey Essent. Statistics (ed. 2) i. 15 The first class of techniques is called descriptive statistics and is relevant in several different situations.

2. With plural agreement. Data or facts of this kind, relating to a sample or data set rather than a population.In use equivalent to the plural of descriptive statistic n. at descriptive adj. and n. Compounds.

ΚΠ

1891 Jrnl. Royal Statist. Soc. 54 721 The author deals concisely with such questions as the nature of official statistics..and the modes of classification of descriptive statistics.

1922 Economica 5 97 Where descriptive statistics only are concerned the question is one of appropriateness of method and choice of significant measurements.

1967 Jrnl. Reading 10 339 As no control group is utilized, no comparisons can be made and only descriptive statistics are employed to appraise outcomes.

2001 T. C. Urdan Stat. Plain Eng. vi. 43 These descriptive statistics do nothing more than provide information about this specific group of 30 individuals from whom I collected data.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	descriptive statistics
释义	descriptive statisticsn. Brit. /dᵻˌskrɪptɪv stəˈtɪstɪks/, U.S. /dəˌskrɪptɪv stəˈtɪstɪks/, /diˌskrɪptɪv stəˈtɪstɪks/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: descriptive adj., statistics n. Etymology: < descriptive adj. + statistics n. Mathematics. 1. With singular agreement. The study of statistical facts and data which describe properties or features of a sample or data set, as opposed to properties which can be inferred for an entire population; the branch of statistics concerned with this. ΚΠ 1885 Jrnl. Stat. Soc. London 482 291 They explain many phenomena, and after thirty years have become an integral part of descriptive statistics. 1926 Science 16 July 48/2 We can determine other characteristic constants of the group. This is purely descriptive statistics. 1973 H. Freudenthal Math. as Educ. Task xiix. 614 Descriptive statistics is useful anyhow, and it is an educational riddle why it has not been part of the curriculum. 2010 J. F. Healey Essent. Statistics (ed. 2) i. 15 The first class of techniques is called descriptive statistics and is relevant in several different situations. 2. With plural agreement. Data or facts of this kind, relating to a sample or data set rather than a population.In use equivalent to the plural of descriptive statistic n. at descriptive adj. and n. Compounds. ΚΠ 1891 Jrnl. Royal Statist. Soc. 54 721 The author deals concisely with such questions as the nature of official statistics..and the modes of classification of descriptive statistics. 1922 Economica 5 97 Where descriptive statistics only are concerned the question is one of appropriateness of method and choice of significant measurements. 1967 Jrnl. Reading 10 339 As no control group is utilized, no comparisons can be made and only descriptive statistics are employed to appraise outcomes. 2001 T. C. Urdan Stat. Plain Eng. vi. 43 These descriptive statistics do nothing more than provide information about this specific group of 30 individuals from whom I collected data. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1885
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