public String getStatistic() {
        return this.statistic;
    }
<p>
The statistic to apply to the metric associated with the alarm. The default is <code>AVERAGE</code>.
</p>

@return The statistic to apply to the metric associated with the alarm. The default is <code>AVERAGE</code>.
@see Statistic
aws-java-sdk-emr/src/main/java/com/amazonaws/services/elasticmapreduce/model/CloudWatchAlarmDefinition.java