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Definition: The science and art of collecting, summarizing, and analyzing data that are subject to random variation. The term is also applied to the data themselves and to the summarization of the data.  prefer the qualifier /statist with non-disease terms; statistics on a disease   
See Also Bibliometrics; Biometry; Meta-Analysis as Topic; Models, Statistical; Psychometrics; Sociometric Techniques
Examples Actuarial Analysis; Analysis of Variance; Area Under Curve; Biometry; Biostatistics; Cluster Analysis; Confidence Intervals; Data Interpretation, Statistical; Discriminant Analysis; Factor Analysis, Statistical; Matched-Pair Analysis; Models, Statistical; Monte Carlo Method; Principal Component Analysis; Probability; Regression Analysis; Sensitivity and Specificity; Statistical Distributions; Statistics, Nonparametric; Stochastic Processes; Survival Analysis
Other names Techniques, Indirect Estimation; Techniques, Estimation; Technique, Indirect Estimation; Technique, Estimation; Technics, Indirect Estimation; Technics, Estimation; Technic, Indirect Estimation; Technic, Estimation; Study, Statistical; Study, Correlation; Studies, Statistical; Studies, Correlation; Statistical Studies; Multiple Classification Analyses; Indirect Estimation Technique; Indirect Estimation Technic; Estimation Techniques, Indirect; Estimation Technique, Indirect; Estimation Technique; Estimation Technics, Indirect

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