Index: The Book of Statistical ProofsGeneral TheoremsProbability theoryRandom experiments ▷ Sample statistic

Definition: A statistic, also “sample statistic”, is any quantity calculated from the data points in a sample that is used for statistical purposes.

Examples include statistics used to estimate the parameters of a probability distribution and test statistics to evaluate statistical hypotheses.

 
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