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statisticism

statisticism noun: excessive reliance on statistics.

Noun

statisticism (uncountable)

  1. Excessive reliance on statistics.
    • Perhaps more troubling, though, is that even those sociologists who claim to be sensitive to the dangers of statisticism fall victim to it anyway.2011, Ieva Zake, Michael DeCesare, New Directions in Sociology, page 151

Origin of statisticism

From statistic + -ism.

Questions about statisticism

What does statisticism mean?
Statisticism means excessive reliance on statistics.
What part of speech is statisticism?
Statisticism is a noun.

Words near statisticism in the dictionary

  1. statistically improbable phrases
  2. statistically significant
  3. statisticalness
  4. statistician
  5. statisticians
  6. statisticism
  7. statisticization
  8. statisticize
  9. statisticized
  10. statisticizes
  11. statisticizing

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