Statistic

A quantity (such as a statistical median, quartile deviation, etc.), which is calculated from observed data.

See also

Anderson-Darling Statistic, h-Statistic, k-Statistic, Kuiper Statistic, Statistics, Variate

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References

Kenney, J. F. and Keeping, E. S. Mathematics of Statistics, Pt. 1, 3rd ed. Princeton, NJ: Van Nostrand, p. 37, 1962.

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