statistics
E431923
Statistics is a Python standard library module that provides functions for calculating mathematical statistics of numeric data, such as means, medians, and variance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| statistics canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4325190 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: statistics Context triple: [Python standard library, includesModule, statistics]
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Statistics
Statistics is a Julia standard library module that provides basic statistical functions such as means, variances, and related summary measures for numerical data.
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STAT
STAT is a U.S.-based media company and news site focused on in-depth coverage of health, medicine, and life sciences.
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ISTIC
ISTIC is a member organization of the International DOI Foundation, contributing to the global management and implementation of Digital Object Identifiers.
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Stat.
Stat. is the standard legal citation abbreviation for the United States Statutes at Large, the official chronological compilation of all federal laws and resolutions enacted by the U.S. Congress.
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STA
STA is the vehicle registration code for the district of Starnberg in Bavaria, Germany.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: statistics Target entity description: Statistics is a Python standard library module that provides functions for calculating mathematical statistics of numeric data, such as means, medians, and variance.
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A.
Statistics
Statistics is a Julia standard library module that provides basic statistical functions such as means, variances, and related summary measures for numerical data.
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B.
STAT
STAT is a U.S.-based media company and news site focused on in-depth coverage of health, medicine, and life sciences.
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C.
ISTIC
ISTIC is a member organization of the International DOI Foundation, contributing to the global management and implementation of Digital Object Identifiers.
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D.
Stat.
Stat. is the standard legal citation abbreviation for the United States Statutes at Large, the official chronological compilation of all federal laws and resolutions enacted by the U.S. Congress.
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E.
STA
STA is the vehicle registration code for the district of Starnberg in Bavaria, Germany.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Python standard library module ⓘ |
| category | mathematical statistics ⓘ |
| designGoal | simple statistical functions for Python ⓘ |
| documentationUrl | https://docs.python.org/3/library/statistics.html ⓘ |
| errorType | StatisticsError ⓘ |
| importSyntax | import statistics ⓘ |
| includedIn | CPython distribution ⓘ |
| introducedIn | Python 3.4 ⓘ |
| license | Python Software Foundation License ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Python core developers ⓘ |
| moduleName | statistics ⓘ |
| partOf | Python standard library ⓘ |
| programmingLanguage | Python ⓘ |
| providesClass | StatisticsError ⓘ |
| providesFunction |
correlation
ⓘ
covariance ⓘ fmean ⓘ geometric_mean ⓘ harmonic_mean ⓘ linear_regression ⓘ mean ⓘ median ⓘ median_grouped ⓘ median_high ⓘ median_low ⓘ mode ⓘ multimode ⓘ pstdev ⓘ pvariance ⓘ quantiles ⓘ stdev ⓘ variance ⓘ |
| requires | numeric data ⓘ |
| stableApi | True ⓘ |
| supports |
decimal floating point with Decimal inputs
ⓘ
exact rational arithmetic with Fraction inputs ⓘ population statistics ⓘ sample statistics ⓘ single-pass mean calculation ⓘ |
| supportsDataType |
Decimal
ⓘ
Fraction ⓘ float ⓘ int ⓘ |
| supportsIterableInput | True ⓘ |
| useCase |
descriptive statistics
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summary statistics of numeric data ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: statistics Description of subject: Statistics is a Python standard library module that provides functions for calculating mathematical statistics of numeric data, such as means, medians, and variance.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.