Spanish Conversation · Level 57
74 words
Spanish word
estadística
Pronunciation
IPA/estaˈðistika/
Meaning
- feminine nounstatistics
Example
La estadística muestra un aumento en las ventas.
The statistics show an increase in sales.
More examples
En redes sociales, a menudo se comparte una estadística sin verificar.
On social media, a statistic is often shared without verification.
Core concept
The scientific study of collecting and interpreting data to describe trends.
Common phrases
compartir una estadística
share a statistic
sacar conclusiones de una estadística
draw conclusions from a statistic
Similar words
dato: Single piece of factual information or measured value.
cifra: Concrete number that indicates a particular amount or rate.
promedio: Average value obtained by dividing the total by the number of items.
encuesta: Set of answers collected by surveying a group of people.
Definition in Spanish
Disciplina que estudia la recogida, el tratamiento y la interpretación de datos para describir tendencias, y por extensión los resúmenes numéricos que se obtienen.
Word origin
From Latin status 'state' via European forms like Italian statistica and German Statistik, Spanish estadística denotes the academic field that studies data and the numerical summaries it yields.
Usage tips
- Spanish commonly contrasts la estadística for the discipline with una estadística for a single reported figure and las estadísticas for multiple results.
Other meanings
- statisticnoun
Opposites
- creenciabeliefnoun
Related words
- estadísticamentestatisticallyadverb