Definitions and Examples of Academic Words: Precise, Comply, and Statistics

This chapter focuses on the definitions and examples of three academic words: precise, comply, and statistics. It describes precise as being sharply exact or accurate, and provides examples of using precise language in analysis and estimation. The word comply is defined as obeying orders, rules, or requests, and examples are given to illustrate following and adhering to codes, laws, and standards. Lastly, the definition of statistics is provided as the discipline involving the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data, with examples of using statistics in relation to cancer, official data, poverty, and unemployment.

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