statistician
(stætɪˈstɪʃən)
[f. statistic + -ian; cf. F. statisticien.]
One versed in or engaged in collecting and tabulating statistics.
| 1825 M{supc}Culloch Pol. Econ. i. 59 The object of the statistician is to describe the condition of a particular country at a particular period. 1879 Cassell's Techn. Educ. IV. 355/1 The domestic consumption has been estimated by statisticians, at twenty-two pounds per head. |
Hence statiˈsticianly adv., in the manner of a statistician.
| 1882 Blackw. Mag. Nov. 630/2 The vulgar criticism which concerns itself maliciously, not statisticianly,..with the question of feminine taille. |