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<DIV>I'm surprised that the abbreviation of "stats" for "statistics" is not better known. It's almost universally used amongst my students. Strangely enough, in Britain, "maths" is commonly used as a shorthand for "mathematics," yet this particular abridgement is virtually unknown in the States!</DIV>
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<DIV>Chris Barat</DIV>
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<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">> To those wondering about the English word "stats": it is short for <BR>> "statistics". (Your guess that it meant "photocopies" is not bad!) <BR></BLOCKQUOTE></body></html>