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Statistical Analysis

/stəˈtɪs.tɪ.kəl əˈnæl.ɪ.sɪs/
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2 senses
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  1. 1

    The process of collecting, analyzing, interpreting, presenting, and organizing data.

    "Statistical analysis is crucial for understanding trends in the data collected from surveys."
  2. 2

    A method used to summarize or infer conclusions from data sets.

    "Through statistical analysis, researchers were able to draw significant conclusions about the population's health."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'statistical' derives from the Latin 'status', meaning 'state', and evolved through Italian 'statistica' in the 18th century, referring to the analysis of data pertaining to the state. 'Analysis' comes from the Greek 'analusis', meaning 'a breaking up', which has been used in English since the late 14th century.

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