statistics

n. the branch of mathematics in which data are used descriptively or inferentially to find or support answers for scientific and other quantifiable questions. It encompasses various techniques and procedures for recording, organizing, analyzing, and reporting quantitative information. See also descriptive statistics; inferential statistics; summary statistics. —statistical adj. —statistician n.

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Psychology term of the day

February 23rd 2025

facial disfigurement

any distortion, malformation, or abnormality of facial features due to injury, disease, or congenital anomaly. Because of a common tendency to assign traits to individuals on the basis of their facial features, people with facial disfigurements are particularly vulnerable to social, psychological, and economic discrimination and unfavorable stress effects.