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statistics
The study of statistical theory, methods and practices such as collection, organisation, analysis, interpretation and presentation of data. It deals with all aspects of data including the planning of data collection in terms of the design of surveys and experiments in order to forecast and plan work-related activities.
Alternative Names
experimental datause of data in performance of workuse of statisticsorganisation of datadata analysissurvey datause of statistics in performance of workdata collectionstatsdata workbig datametadatastatistical analysisuse of dataadministrative data
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