Statistics

Statistics is a type of data analysis which practice includes the planning, summarizing, and interpreting of observations of a system possibly followed by predicting or forecasting of future events based on a mathematical model of the system being observed. Statistics is a branch of applied mathematics specifically in the area of statistical theory which uses probability theory in the mathematical models.

See also

• Analysis of variance (ANOVA)
• Extreme value theory
• Instrumental variables estimation
• List of academic statistical associations
• List of national and international statistical services
• List of publications in statistics
• List of statistical topics
• List of statisticians
• Machine learning
• Misuse of statistics
• Multivariate statistics
• Permutation test
• Regression analysis
• Statistical package
• Statistical phenomena