Definition of "statistician" [stat•is•ti•cian]

• A mathematician specializing in statistics. (noun)
• A compiler of statistical data. (noun)

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• "Before leaving this subject of Why a Census, and turning to ways and means, I would like to make the point that the statistician is the agent of those who want statistics."
• "Good point – some crazy statistician is trying to claim that 16% of the worlds population is Chinese."
• "A data-driven computational approach developed by a University of Illinois statistician is revealing secrets about inner Earth and discovering unique gene expressions in fruit flies, zebra fish and other living organisms."