statistician
noun
an expert in or compiler of statistics.
statisticians
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pluralof statistician.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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A BBC spokesperson said: "All BBC journalism and editorial decisions are made by BBC journalists and editors, in line with the BBC's editorial guidelines, so the statisticians never make editorial decisions."
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
Since 2018 the BBC has offered six-month secondment opportunities for up to two civil servant statisticians to work for BBC News's head of statistics.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
Each of the differences between the numbers in the two rows is significant at the 95% confidence level that statisticians often use when assessing whether a pattern is genuine.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
Economists and investors have since worried that bad numbers could bring about the dismissal of statisticians, while good ones could be greeted skeptically by the public.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
‘Moral certainty’ had been the language of theologians; in 1662 we find it being used by the first statisticians, Graunt and Petty.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
