computational statistics

noun

UK /ˌkɒm.pjuˈteɪ.ʃən.əl stəˈtɪs.tɪks/

US /ˌkɑːm.pjuˈteɪ.ʃən.əl stəˈtɪs.tɪks/

Using computers to help understand and work with numbers and information.

Computational statistics helps scientists find patterns in large amounts of data.

SYNONYMS

statistical computing data analysis numerical statistics computer-based statistics

RELATED WORDS

data science machine learning probability algorithms big data

OTHER MEANINGS

2. A branch of statistics that uses computer algorithms to analyze data.

She studied computational statistics to handle huge datasets.

3. The use of computers to solve statistical problems that are too hard by hand.

Computational statistics made it possible to model the weather more accurately.

4. A field combining math, statistics, and computer science.

The university offers a degree in computational statistics.