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statistician

American  
[stat-i-stish-uhn] / ˌstæt ɪˈstɪʃ ən /

noun

  1. an expert in or compiler of statistics. statistics.


statistician British  
/ ˌstætɪˈstɪʃən /

noun

  1. a person who specializes in or is skilled at statistics

  2. a person who compiles statistics

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Etymology

Origin of statistician

First recorded in 1815–25; statist(ics) + -ician

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Robert Brooke:, external Renowned cricket writer and statistician.

From BBC

Still, this relationship is not statistically significant at the 95% confidence level that statisticians often use when assessing whether a pattern is genuine.

From MarketWatch

In fact, none of the differences between the various columns in the chart is significant at the 95% confidence level that statisticians typically use when assessing whether a pattern is genuine.

From MarketWatch

These differences are significant at the 95% confidence level that statisticians often use when assessing whether a pattern is genuine.

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BLS statisticians will have to cobble together the report after asking businesses and employees well after the fact about who was employed.

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