Indicator vs Statistic - What's the difference?
indicator | statistic |
A pointer or index that indicates something.
A meter or gauge.
The needle or dial on such a meter.
(chemistry) Any of many substances, such as litmus, used to indicate the concentration of a substance, or the degree of a reaction.
(ecology) A plant or animal whose presence is indicative of some specific environment.
(economics) A measure, such as unemployment rate, which can be used to predict economic trends.
(UK, Australia) A trafficator.
A bird, the honeyguide.
A single item in a statistical study.
A quantity calculated from the data in a sample, which characterises an important aspect in the sample (such as mean or standard deviation).
A person, or personal event, reduced to being an item of statistical information.
As nouns the difference between indicator and statistic
is that indicator is a pointer or index that indicates something while statistic is a single item in a statistical study.As an adjective statistic is
an alternative spelling of lang=en.indicator
English
(wikipedia indicator)Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* blinker (informal), directional, directional signal, trafficator, turn indicator, turn signal (US)Derived terms
* economic indicator * key performance indicatorExternal links
* * ----statistic
English
(wikipedia statistic)Noun
(en noun)- By dying from an overdose, he became just another statistic .