statisticism

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noun

Excessive reliance on statistics.

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Meanings

nounstatisticism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableExcessive 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

From statistic + -ism.

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statisticism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/statisticism

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“statisticism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/statisticism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “statisticism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/statisticism.

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