statisticism

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

statistic +‎ -ism

Noun[edit]

statisticism (uncountable)

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