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What is Statistics?

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  • David J. Bartholomew

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Definitions of statistics abound but many fail to capture adequately the essential interplay of data and theory. It is argued that the ubiquity of variability and uncertainty, which characterize a statistical problem, establish the subject as a major player in science and all rational enquiry. Emphasis is placed on the breadth and unity of the subject and questions are raised for the Royal Statistical Society about its balance, publications and role in education.

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  • David J. Bartholomew, 1995. "What is Statistics?," Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A, Royal Statistical Society, vol. 158(1), pages 1-20, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:jorssa:v:158:y:1995:i:1:p:1-20
    DOI: 10.2307/2983401
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    1. David J. Hand, 2009. "Modern statistics: the myth and the magic," Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A, Royal Statistical Society, vol. 172(2), pages 287-306, April.
    2. Matilde Trevisani & Arjuna Tuzzi, 2015. "A portrait of JASA: the History of Statistics through analysis of keyword counts in an early scientific journal," Quality & Quantity: International Journal of Methodology, Springer, vol. 49(3), pages 1287-1304, May.
    3. Marta Benková & Dagmar Bednárová & Gabriela Bogdanovská & Marcela Pavlíčková, 2022. "Redesign of the Statistics Course to Improve Graduates’ Skills," Mathematics, MDPI, vol. 10(15), pages 1-26, July.

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