statisticism

English

Etymology

statistic +‎ -ism

Noun

statisticism (uncountable)

1. Excessive reliance on statistics.
   • 2011, Ieva Zake, Michael DeCesare, New Directions in Sociology, page 151:

     Perhaps more troubling, though, is that even those sociologists who claim to be sensitive to the dangers of statisticism fall victim to it anyway.