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Re:Optimizely Statistics Engine by madcaptenor on Tuesday January 20, 2015 @10:30AM (#8917328)
Perhaps the word "statistics" is singular, like "mathematics".
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Re:Optimizely Statistics Engine by mgkimsal on Tuesday January 20, 2015 @10:40AM (#8917386)
It's something I've heard both ways. Whether it's correct in both cases ... I'm not sure. "I end up feeling like a statistic" is a singular form, for sure, but I often hear/read "statistics" referenced singularly as well.
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Re:Optimizely Statistics Engine by Bahamut on Tuesday January 20, 2015 @11:09AM (#8917574)
Statistics refers to the subject (usually), while a statistic has a specific meaning within statistics.
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