Editing Statistician (section)

{{Short description|Person who works with theoretical or applied statistics}}
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A '''statistician''' is a person who works with [[Theory|theoretical]] or applied [[statistics]]. The profession exists in both the [[private sector|private]] and [[public sector]]s. 

It is common to combine statistical knowledge with expertise in other subjects, and statisticians may work as employees or as [[statistical consultant]]s.<ref name="ONET">{{cite web |url=https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/15-2041.00 |title=15-2041.00 - Statisticians  |access-date=29 January 2017 |website=O*NET OnLine}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.statslife.org.uk/careers/types-of-job |title= Types of Job |website=Royal Statistical Society StatsLife |access-date=29 January 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202064253/https://www.statslife.org.uk/careers/types-of-job |archive-date=Feb 2, 2017}}</ref>