Statistics Crime Stəˈtɪstɪk Official Noun Analysis Showed High

• analysis of crime statistics showed high levels of violent crime within the area.
• statistics show that far more people are able to ride a bicycle than can drive a car.
• these statistics are misleading.
• according to official statistics, the disease killed over 500 people.

statistic

1. a collection of information shown in numbers
• SEE ALSO vital statistics
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• Analysis of crime statistics showed high levels of violent crime within the area.
• Statistics show that far more people are able to ride a bicycle than can drive a car.
• These statistics are misleading.
• According to official statistics, the disease killed over 500 people.
• He should read some of the statistics on economic growth.

Extra Examples

• They do not keep statistics on the number of applications filed.
• According to the latest statistics from the Health and Safety Executive, 33 construction workers died last year.
• The latest set of economic statistics confirm an economy continuing to deliver strong growth.
• She thinks that the official unemployment statistics are not accurate.
2. the science of collecting and analysing statistics
• There is a compulsory course in statistics.
3. a piece of information shown in numbers
• An important statistic is that 94 per cent of crime relates to property.
• As with every statistic, there are trends behind the numbers.
• I felt I was no longer being treated as a person but as a statistic.

Word Origin

• late 18th cent.: from German statistisch (adjective), Statistik (noun).