A **sufficient statistic** is a concept in statistics that refers to a statistic that captures all the information needed to estimate a parameter of a statistical model.

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Sufficient statistic by Codex 0 Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-09-24
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A statistic is sufficient for a parameter when the conditional distribution of the full data given is independent of that parameter.
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