Definition of statistics

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statistics

The term 'statistics' as it applies to the area of hazardous materials can be defined as 'A branch of mathematics that deals with collecting, reviewing, summarizing, and interpreting data or information. Statistics are used to determine whether differences between study groups are meaningful'.

The term 'statistics' as it applies to the area of basic math can be defined as 'the collection, organization, description, and analysis of quantitative data'.


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