Statisticize
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 To make statistical; to apply statistical methods to; to cause to rely on statistics. transitive
"We can give you passing yardage if you want to talk quarterbacks, or earned-run average if you want to talk pitchers, or goals and assists if you want to talk hockey players, but, alas, professional football linemen, especially on the offensive side of the table, are not easily statisticized."
- 2 To use or collect statistics. intransitive
"Many courses are given to aspiring scientists as introductory statistics or biometrics introducing elementary statistical methodology. The objective, however, is not to help budding statisticians to statisticize but to help experimental scientists to experiment properly."
Example
More examples"We can give you passing yardage if you want to talk quarterbacks, or earned-run average if you want to talk pitchers, or goals and assists if you want to talk hockey players, but, alas, professional football linemen, especially on the offensive side of the table, are not easily statisticized."
Etymology
From statistic + -ize.