statistic

8 definitions • 11 examples

information based on a study of the number of times something happens or is present, or other numerical facts:

Statistics show/suggest that women live longer than men.

According to official statistics, the Japanese work longer hours than workers in most other industrialized countries.

the science of using information discovered from studying numbers

a fact in the form of a number that shows information about something:

The city's most shocking statistic is its high infant mortality rate.

a single number in a range of statistics:

The city’s most shocking statistic is its infant mortality rate.

a fact or piece of information that is shown by a number:

The euro area's economic slowdown was confirmed by another statistic.

The most interesting statistic is that the average time on the site is 14 minutes.

numbers that give information about a particular situation or event:

statistics show/indicate/suggest sth The current statistics show prices have heated up strongly this year.

the science of collecting and studying numbers that give information about particular situations or events:

Allan has an MSc in statistics from University College London.

used to emphasize that a number represents a real person or problem that we should care about:

1 in 7 Americans being without health insurance is not just a statistic, it's a tragedy.