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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDescriptive Statistics
/dɪˈskrɪp.tɪv stəˈtɪs.tɪks/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A branch of statistics that deals with the summarization and description of data sets.
"Descriptive statistics provide a clear overview of the data collected in the survey." - 2
Statistical methods used to present quantitative descriptions in a manageable form.
"Using descriptive statistics, the researcher was able to illustrate the average scores of the participants."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'descriptive statistics' combines 'descriptive', derived from Latin 'descriptus', meaning 'to write down', and 'statistics', which comes from the New Latin 'statisticus', relating to state affairs. The phrase evolved in the 19th century as a method to summarize and describe data sets.
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Statistiques descriptives
Transliteration: statistiques descriptives
"Les statistiques descriptives fournissent un aperçu clair des données."
Deskriptive Statistik
Transliteration: deskriptive statistik
"Die deskriptive Statistik bietet eine klare Übersicht über die gesammelten Daten."
Statistica descrittiva
Transliteration: statistica descrittiva
"La statistica descrittiva fornisce una panoramica chiara dei dati raccolti."
Estadísticas descriptivas
Transliteration: estadísticas descriptivas
"Las estadísticas descriptivas ofrecen una visión clara de los datos recopilados."
Estatísticas descritivas
Transliteration: estatísticas descritivas
"As estatísticas descritivas fornecem uma visão clara dos dados coletados."
वर्णनात्मक सांख्यिकी
Transliteration: varṇanātmak sāṅkhyikī
"वर्णनात्मक सांख्यिकी एकत्रित डेटा का स्पष्ट अवलोकन प्रदान करती है।"
描述性统计
Transliteration: miáoshùxìng tǒngjì
"描述性统计提供了对收集数据的清晰概述。"
기술 통계
Transliteration: gisul tonggye
"기술 통계는 수집된 데이터에 대한 명확한 개요를 제공합니다."
記述統計
Transliteration: kijutsu tōkei
"記述統計は収集したデータの明確な概要を提供します。"
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