Someone who enjoys statistics
Is there a single word for someone who likes or loves to examine statistics?
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Is there a single word for someone who likes or loves to examine statistics?
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Statisto-phile, statisto-philia?
– Blessed Geek
Jun 22 '14 at 10:07
This is a "sports fan"!
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Is there a single word for someone who likes or loves to examine statistics?
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Is there a single word for someone who likes or loves to examine statistics?
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Statisto-phile, statisto-philia?
– Blessed Geek
Jun 22 '14 at 10:07
This is a "sports fan"!
– Hot Licks
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Statisto-phile, statisto-philia?
– Blessed Geek
Jun 22 '14 at 10:07
This is a "sports fan"!
– Hot Licks
6 hours ago
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Statisto-phile, statisto-philia?
– Blessed Geek
Jun 22 '14 at 10:07
Statisto-phile, statisto-philia?
– Blessed Geek
Jun 22 '14 at 10:07
This is a "sports fan"!
– Hot Licks
6 hours ago
This is a "sports fan"!
– Hot Licks
6 hours ago
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A statistician is one who collects and/or works with statistics. You are unlikely to find a single word in wide use for someone who enjoys consuming statistics as an amateur pastime, although people often coin such words as needed by appending -[o]phile or -[o]holic to the root word, or to a derivative of it: statophile, statoholic.
answered Jun 22 '14 at 0:18
phenryphenry
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Thanks. Statophile and statoholic are probably the closest it can get to what I was looking for.
– zenith
Jun 22 '14 at 0:28
1
Be aware, however, that statistician is a professional term (like physicist, biologist, astronomer, psychologist, etc.), and should not be applied to anyone who does not have a professional qualification, occasionally under legal licensing laws. I.e, it doesn't apply to amateurs, unless it's prefixed with the word amateur.
– John Lawler
Jun 22 '14 at 1:02
8
Please note that stato- is a Greek prefix for standing/resting/not moving, so a 'statophile' might be a good, fancy word for a couch potato as well!
– anongoodnurse
Jun 22 '14 at 2:13
1
Also keep in mind that -[o]holic tends to connote an overabundance of or an obsession with something bordering on dangerous (also addictions).
– skeggse
Jun 22 '14 at 3:24
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The closest I can think of is a number-cruncher:
a person or thing that performs a great many numerical calculations,
as a financial analyst, statistician, computer, or computer program.
More generic words for people who like math are nerd and geek or coined words like mathophile.
answered Jun 22 '14 at 0:17
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Quantophrenia n. Excessive reliance on or use of facts and figures that can be derived using statistical or mathematical procedures
answered Jun 22 '14 at 3:34
Third NewsThird News
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This is a bit more work-related than what you’re asking, but in a business context, someone who focuses on analysing things numerically is a quant.
answered Jun 22 '14 at 14:50
Paul D. WaitePaul D. Waite
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In UK slang: Statto!
**
Angus Loughran... rose to fame as "Statto", the resident statistician on the BBC Two television show Fantasy Football League. Clad in a dressing gown and pyjamas, he would stand in the corner of the set and provide facts and figures on each of the guests' fantasy football teams, while being made fun of by hosts Frank Skinner and David Baddiel.
answered Jun 22 '14 at 14:47
Paul D. WaitePaul D. Waite
1569
And an American equivalent is something like "stats geek."
– Tom Au
Jun 22 '14 at 22:43
@TomAu I think that's more an English language description than it is 'American slang'...
– OJFord
Jun 22 '14 at 23:15
@OllieFord: I always think of nerd and geek as quite American words, but that might just be because I watched Saved by the Bell too much (i.e. at all) as a youth. “Boffin” was the equivalent UK term for “geek” or “nerd” in my school days.
– Paul D. Waite
Jun 22 '14 at 23:37
1
Haha, I haven't heard that since middle school (we have them in my area) when 'dweeb' was also popular. Different connotations though, I would suggest 'boffin' can be used similarly to '-buff'.
– OJFord
Jun 23 '14 at 10:42
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A statistician is one who collects and/or works with statistics. You are unlikely to find a single word in wide use for someone who enjoys consuming statistics as an amateur pastime, although people often coin such words as needed by appending -[o]phile or -[o]holic to the root word, or to a derivative of it: statophile, statoholic.
answered Jun 22 '14 at 0:18
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Thanks. Statophile and statoholic are probably the closest it can get to what I was looking for.
– zenith
Jun 22 '14 at 0:28
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Be aware, however, that statistician is a professional term (like physicist, biologist, astronomer, psychologist, etc.), and should not be applied to anyone who does not have a professional qualification, occasionally under legal licensing laws. I.e, it doesn't apply to amateurs, unless it's prefixed with the word amateur.
– John Lawler
Jun 22 '14 at 1:02
8
Please note that stato- is a Greek prefix for standing/resting/not moving, so a 'statophile' might be a good, fancy word for a couch potato as well!
– anongoodnurse
Jun 22 '14 at 2:13
1
Also keep in mind that -[o]holic tends to connote an overabundance of or an obsession with something bordering on dangerous (also addictions).
– skeggse
Jun 22 '14 at 3:24
add a comment |
A statistician is one who collects and/or works with statistics. You are unlikely to find a single word in wide use for someone who enjoys consuming statistics as an amateur pastime, although people often coin such words as needed by appending -[o]phile or -[o]holic to the root word, or to a derivative of it: statophile, statoholic.
answered Jun 22 '14 at 0:18
phenryphenry
16.5k25176
Thanks. Statophile and statoholic are probably the closest it can get to what I was looking for.
– zenith
Jun 22 '14 at 0:28
1
Be aware, however, that statistician is a professional term (like physicist, biologist, astronomer, psychologist, etc.), and should not be applied to anyone who does not have a professional qualification, occasionally under legal licensing laws. I.e, it doesn't apply to amateurs, unless it's prefixed with the word amateur.
– John Lawler
Jun 22 '14 at 1:02
8
Please note that stato- is a Greek prefix for standing/resting/not moving, so a 'statophile' might be a good, fancy word for a couch potato as well!
– anongoodnurse
Jun 22 '14 at 2:13
1
Also keep in mind that -[o]holic tends to connote an overabundance of or an obsession with something bordering on dangerous (also addictions).
– skeggse
Jun 22 '14 at 3:24
add a comment |
A statistician is one who collects and/or works with statistics. You are unlikely to find a single word in wide use for someone who enjoys consuming statistics as an amateur pastime, although people often coin such words as needed by appending -[o]phile or -[o]holic to the root word, or to a derivative of it: statophile, statoholic.
answered Jun 22 '14 at 0:18
phenryphenry
16.5k25176
A statistician is one who collects and/or works with statistics. You are unlikely to find a single word in wide use for someone who enjoys consuming statistics as an amateur pastime, although people often coin such words as needed by appending -[o]phile or -[o]holic to the root word, or to a derivative of it: statophile, statoholic.
answered Jun 22 '14 at 0:18
phenryphenry
16.5k25176
answered Jun 22 '14 at 0:18
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answered Jun 22 '14 at 0:18
phenryphenry
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answered Jun 22 '14 at 0:18
phenryphenry
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Thanks. Statophile and statoholic are probably the closest it can get to what I was looking for.
– zenith
Jun 22 '14 at 0:28
1
Be aware, however, that statistician is a professional term (like physicist, biologist, astronomer, psychologist, etc.), and should not be applied to anyone who does not have a professional qualification, occasionally under legal licensing laws. I.e, it doesn't apply to amateurs, unless it's prefixed with the word amateur.
– John Lawler
Jun 22 '14 at 1:02
8
Please note that stato- is a Greek prefix for standing/resting/not moving, so a 'statophile' might be a good, fancy word for a couch potato as well!
– anongoodnurse
Jun 22 '14 at 2:13
1
Also keep in mind that -[o]holic tends to connote an overabundance of or an obsession with something bordering on dangerous (also addictions).
– skeggse
Jun 22 '14 at 3:24
add a comment |
Thanks. Statophile and statoholic are probably the closest it can get to what I was looking for.
– zenith
Jun 22 '14 at 0:28
1
Be aware, however, that statistician is a professional term (like physicist, biologist, astronomer, psychologist, etc.), and should not be applied to anyone who does not have a professional qualification, occasionally under legal licensing laws. I.e, it doesn't apply to amateurs, unless it's prefixed with the word amateur.
– John Lawler
Jun 22 '14 at 1:02
8
Please note that stato- is a Greek prefix for standing/resting/not moving, so a 'statophile' might be a good, fancy word for a couch potato as well!
– anongoodnurse
Jun 22 '14 at 2:13
1
Also keep in mind that -[o]holic tends to connote an overabundance of or an obsession with something bordering on dangerous (also addictions).
– skeggse
Jun 22 '14 at 3:24
Thanks. Statophile and statoholic are probably the closest it can get to what I was looking for.
– zenith
Jun 22 '14 at 0:28
Thanks. Statophile and statoholic are probably the closest it can get to what I was looking for.
– zenith
Jun 22 '14 at 0:28
1
1
Be aware, however, that statistician is a professional term (like physicist, biologist, astronomer, psychologist, etc.), and should not be applied to anyone who does not have a professional qualification, occasionally under legal licensing laws. I.e, it doesn't apply to amateurs, unless it's prefixed with the word amateur.
– John Lawler
Jun 22 '14 at 1:02
Be aware, however, that statistician is a professional term (like physicist, biologist, astronomer, psychologist, etc.), and should not be applied to anyone who does not have a professional qualification, occasionally under legal licensing laws. I.e, it doesn't apply to amateurs, unless it's prefixed with the word amateur.
– John Lawler
Jun 22 '14 at 1:02
8
8
Please note that stato- is a Greek prefix for standing/resting/not moving, so a 'statophile' might be a good, fancy word for a couch potato as well!
– anongoodnurse
Jun 22 '14 at 2:13
Please note that stato- is a Greek prefix for standing/resting/not moving, so a 'statophile' might be a good, fancy word for a couch potato as well!
– anongoodnurse
Jun 22 '14 at 2:13
1
1
Also keep in mind that -[o]holic tends to connote an overabundance of or an obsession with something bordering on dangerous (also addictions).
– skeggse
Jun 22 '14 at 3:24
Also keep in mind that -[o]holic tends to connote an overabundance of or an obsession with something bordering on dangerous (also addictions).
– skeggse
Jun 22 '14 at 3:24
add a comment |
The closest I can think of is a number-cruncher:
a person or thing that performs a great many numerical calculations,
as a financial analyst, statistician, computer, or computer program.
More generic words for people who like math are nerd and geek or coined words like mathophile.
answered Jun 22 '14 at 0:17
SELSEL
1,93841825
add a comment |
The closest I can think of is a number-cruncher:
a person or thing that performs a great many numerical calculations,
as a financial analyst, statistician, computer, or computer program.
More generic words for people who like math are nerd and geek or coined words like mathophile.
answered Jun 22 '14 at 0:17
SELSEL
1,93841825
add a comment |
The closest I can think of is a number-cruncher:
a person or thing that performs a great many numerical calculations,
as a financial analyst, statistician, computer, or computer program.
More generic words for people who like math are nerd and geek or coined words like mathophile.
answered Jun 22 '14 at 0:17
SELSEL
1,93841825
The closest I can think of is a number-cruncher:
a person or thing that performs a great many numerical calculations,
as a financial analyst, statistician, computer, or computer program.
More generic words for people who like math are nerd and geek or coined words like mathophile.
answered Jun 22 '14 at 0:17
SELSEL
1,93841825
answered Jun 22 '14 at 0:17
SELSEL
1,93841825
answered Jun 22 '14 at 0:17
SELSEL
1,93841825
answered Jun 22 '14 at 0:17
SELSEL
1,93841825
1,93841825
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add a comment |
Quantophrenia n. Excessive reliance on or use of facts and figures that can be derived using statistical or mathematical procedures
answered Jun 22 '14 at 3:34
Third NewsThird News
7,1711027
add a comment |
Quantophrenia n. Excessive reliance on or use of facts and figures that can be derived using statistical or mathematical procedures
answered Jun 22 '14 at 3:34
Third NewsThird News
7,1711027
add a comment |
Quantophrenia n. Excessive reliance on or use of facts and figures that can be derived using statistical or mathematical procedures
answered Jun 22 '14 at 3:34
Third NewsThird News
7,1711027
Quantophrenia n. Excessive reliance on or use of facts and figures that can be derived using statistical or mathematical procedures
answered Jun 22 '14 at 3:34
Third NewsThird News
7,1711027
answered Jun 22 '14 at 3:34
Third NewsThird News
7,1711027
answered Jun 22 '14 at 3:34
Third NewsThird News
7,1711027
answered Jun 22 '14 at 3:34
Third NewsThird News
7,1711027
7,1711027
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This is a bit more work-related than what you’re asking, but in a business context, someone who focuses on analysing things numerically is a quant.
answered Jun 22 '14 at 14:50
Paul D. WaitePaul D. Waite
1569
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This is a bit more work-related than what you’re asking, but in a business context, someone who focuses on analysing things numerically is a quant.
answered Jun 22 '14 at 14:50
Paul D. WaitePaul D. Waite
1569
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This is a bit more work-related than what you’re asking, but in a business context, someone who focuses on analysing things numerically is a quant.
answered Jun 22 '14 at 14:50
Paul D. WaitePaul D. Waite
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This is a bit more work-related than what you’re asking, but in a business context, someone who focuses on analysing things numerically is a quant.
answered Jun 22 '14 at 14:50
Paul D. WaitePaul D. Waite
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In UK slang: Statto!
**
Angus Loughran... rose to fame as "Statto", the resident statistician on the BBC Two television show Fantasy Football League. Clad in a dressing gown and pyjamas, he would stand in the corner of the set and provide facts and figures on each of the guests' fantasy football teams, while being made fun of by hosts Frank Skinner and David Baddiel.
answered Jun 22 '14 at 14:47
Paul D. WaitePaul D. Waite
1569
And an American equivalent is something like "stats geek."
– Tom Au
Jun 22 '14 at 22:43
@TomAu I think that's more an English language description than it is 'American slang'...
– OJFord
Jun 22 '14 at 23:15
@OllieFord: I always think of nerd and geek as quite American words, but that might just be because I watched Saved by the Bell too much (i.e. at all) as a youth. “Boffin” was the equivalent UK term for “geek” or “nerd” in my school days.
– Paul D. Waite
Jun 22 '14 at 23:37
1
Haha, I haven't heard that since middle school (we have them in my area) when 'dweeb' was also popular. Different connotations though, I would suggest 'boffin' can be used similarly to '-buff'.
– OJFord
Jun 23 '14 at 10:42
add a comment |
In UK slang: Statto!
**
Angus Loughran... rose to fame as "Statto", the resident statistician on the BBC Two television show Fantasy Football League. Clad in a dressing gown and pyjamas, he would stand in the corner of the set and provide facts and figures on each of the guests' fantasy football teams, while being made fun of by hosts Frank Skinner and David Baddiel.
answered Jun 22 '14 at 14:47
Paul D. WaitePaul D. Waite
1569
And an American equivalent is something like "stats geek."
– Tom Au
Jun 22 '14 at 22:43
@TomAu I think that's more an English language description than it is 'American slang'...
– OJFord
Jun 22 '14 at 23:15
@OllieFord: I always think of nerd and geek as quite American words, but that might just be because I watched Saved by the Bell too much (i.e. at all) as a youth. “Boffin” was the equivalent UK term for “geek” or “nerd” in my school days.
– Paul D. Waite
Jun 22 '14 at 23:37
1
Haha, I haven't heard that since middle school (we have them in my area) when 'dweeb' was also popular. Different connotations though, I would suggest 'boffin' can be used similarly to '-buff'.
– OJFord
Jun 23 '14 at 10:42
add a comment |
In UK slang: Statto!
**
Angus Loughran... rose to fame as "Statto", the resident statistician on the BBC Two television show Fantasy Football League. Clad in a dressing gown and pyjamas, he would stand in the corner of the set and provide facts and figures on each of the guests' fantasy football teams, while being made fun of by hosts Frank Skinner and David Baddiel.
answered Jun 22 '14 at 14:47
Paul D. WaitePaul D. Waite
1569
In UK slang: Statto!
**
Angus Loughran... rose to fame as "Statto", the resident statistician on the BBC Two television show Fantasy Football League. Clad in a dressing gown and pyjamas, he would stand in the corner of the set and provide facts and figures on each of the guests' fantasy football teams, while being made fun of by hosts Frank Skinner and David Baddiel.
answered Jun 22 '14 at 14:47
Paul D. WaitePaul D. Waite
1569
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answered Jun 22 '14 at 14:47
Paul D. WaitePaul D. Waite
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answered Jun 22 '14 at 14:47
Paul D. WaitePaul D. Waite
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answered Jun 22 '14 at 14:47
Paul D. WaitePaul D. Waite
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And an American equivalent is something like "stats geek."
– Tom Au
Jun 22 '14 at 22:43
@TomAu I think that's more an English language description than it is 'American slang'...
– OJFord
Jun 22 '14 at 23:15
@OllieFord: I always think of nerd and geek as quite American words, but that might just be because I watched Saved by the Bell too much (i.e. at all) as a youth. “Boffin” was the equivalent UK term for “geek” or “nerd” in my school days.
– Paul D. Waite
Jun 22 '14 at 23:37
1
Haha, I haven't heard that since middle school (we have them in my area) when 'dweeb' was also popular. Different connotations though, I would suggest 'boffin' can be used similarly to '-buff'.
– OJFord
Jun 23 '14 at 10:42
add a comment |
And an American equivalent is something like "stats geek."
– Tom Au
Jun 22 '14 at 22:43
@TomAu I think that's more an English language description than it is 'American slang'...
– OJFord
Jun 22 '14 at 23:15
@OllieFord: I always think of nerd and geek as quite American words, but that might just be because I watched Saved by the Bell too much (i.e. at all) as a youth. “Boffin” was the equivalent UK term for “geek” or “nerd” in my school days.
– Paul D. Waite
Jun 22 '14 at 23:37
1
Haha, I haven't heard that since middle school (we have them in my area) when 'dweeb' was also popular. Different connotations though, I would suggest 'boffin' can be used similarly to '-buff'.
– OJFord
Jun 23 '14 at 10:42
And an American equivalent is something like "stats geek."
– Tom Au
Jun 22 '14 at 22:43
And an American equivalent is something like "stats geek."
– Tom Au
Jun 22 '14 at 22:43
@TomAu I think that's more an English language description than it is 'American slang'...
– OJFord
Jun 22 '14 at 23:15
@TomAu I think that's more an English language description than it is 'American slang'...
– OJFord
Jun 22 '14 at 23:15
@OllieFord: I always think of nerd and geek as quite American words, but that might just be because I watched Saved by the Bell too much (i.e. at all) as a youth. “Boffin” was the equivalent UK term for “geek” or “nerd” in my school days.
– Paul D. Waite
Jun 22 '14 at 23:37
@OllieFord: I always think of nerd and geek as quite American words, but that might just be because I watched Saved by the Bell too much (i.e. at all) as a youth. “Boffin” was the equivalent UK term for “geek” or “nerd” in my school days.
– Paul D. Waite
Jun 22 '14 at 23:37
1
1
Haha, I haven't heard that since middle school (we have them in my area) when 'dweeb' was also popular. Different connotations though, I would suggest 'boffin' can be used similarly to '-buff'.
– OJFord
Jun 23 '14 at 10:42
Haha, I haven't heard that since middle school (we have them in my area) when 'dweeb' was also popular. Different connotations though, I would suggest 'boffin' can be used similarly to '-buff'.
– OJFord
Jun 23 '14 at 10:42
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Statisto-phile, statisto-philia?
– Blessed Geek
Jun 22 '14 at 10:07
This is a "sports fan"!
– Hot Licks
6 hours ago