- 1statistics (informal stats) [plural] a collection of information shown in numbers crime/unemployment, etc. statistics According to official statistics the outbreak killed more than 500 people. Statistics show that far more people are able to ride a bicycle than can drive a car. These statistics are misleading. see vital statistics
- 2statistics (informal stats) [uncountable] the science of collecting and analyzing statistics There is a compulsory course in statistics.
- 3(informal stat) [countable] a piece of information shown in numbers An important statistic is that 94 percent of crime relates to property. I felt I was no longer being treated as a person but as a statistic.
NAmE//stəˈtɪstɪkl//
adjective statistical analysis NAmE//stəˈtɪstɪkli//
adverb The difference between the two samples was not statistically significant.See statistic in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: statistic