Collaborative Statistics: English Phrases Written Mathematically 1.5 2008/05/06 13:40:27 GMT-5 2008/10/27 10:29:13.678 GMT-5 Susan Dean deansusan@deanza.edu Barbara Illowsky illowskybarbara@deanza.edu Susan Dean deansusan@deanza.edu Barbara Illowsky illowskybarbara@deanza.edu Connexions cnx@cnx.org elementary statistics This module provides an overview of commonly used phrases in statistics and their mathematical equivalents.

English Phrases Written Mathematically When the English says: Interpret this as: X size 12{X} {}is at least 4. X ≥ 4 size 12{X >= 4} {} X size 12{X} {}The minimum is 4. X ≥ 4 size 12{X >= 4} {} X size 12{X} {} is no less than 4. X ≥ 4 size 12{X >= 4} {} X size 12{X} {} is greater than or equal to 4. X ≥ 4 size 12{X >= 4} {} X size 12{X} {} is at most 4. X ≤ 4 size 12{X <= 4} {} X size 12{X} {}The maximum is 4. X ≤ 4 size 12{X <= 4} {} X size 12{X} {}is no more than 4. X ≤ 4 size 12{X <= 4} {} X size 12{X} {} is less than or equal to 4. X ≤ 4 size 12{X <= 4} {} X size 12{X} {}does not exceed 4. X ≤ 4 size 12{X <= 4} {} X size 12{X} {}is greater than 4. X > 4 size 12{X>4} {} X size 12{X} {}There are more than 4. X > 4 size 12{X>4} {} X size 12{X} {}exceeds 4. X > 4 size 12{X>4} {} X size 12{X} {}is less than 4. X < 4 size 12{X<4} {} X size 12{X} {}There are fewer than 4. X < 4 size 12{X<4} {} X size 12{X} {}is 4. X = 4 size 12{X=4} {} X size 12{X} {}is equal to 4. X = 4 size 12{X=4} {} X size 12{X} {}is the same as 4. X = 4 size 12{X=4} {} X size 12{X} {}is not 4. X ≠ 4 size 12{X <> 4} {} X size 12{X} {}is not equal to 4. X ≠ 4 size 12{X <> 4} {} X size 12{X} {}is not the same as 4. X ≠ 4 size 12{X <> 4} {} X size 12{X} {}is different than 4. X ≠ 4 size 12{X <> 4} {}