Statistician
/ˌstætɪsˈtɪʃn̩/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A person who compiles, interprets, or studies statistics.
"If the F.R. ever expands its administration to include a statistician, his figure for net foot-pounds of elbow grease per trailing ton-mile are going to look quite impressive."
- 2 someone versed in the collection and interpretation of numerical data (especially someone who uses statistics to calculate insurance premiums) wordnet
- 3 A mathematician with a specialty of statistics.
- 4 a mathematician who specializes in statistics wordnet
Example
More examples"I'm casting aspersions on his competency as a statistician."
Etymology
From statistic + -ian.