From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishstatisticsstatisticsa) [plural]HMSNUMBER a set of numbers which represent facts or measurements the official crime statisticsstatistics for statistics for injuries at work Statistics show that 50% of new businesses fail in their first year. b) [uncountable]HMS the science of collecting and examining such numbers Statistics is a branch of mathematics. → statistic
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statistics• Government crime statistics indicate that the murder rate is falling.• Did you take statistics in graduate school? 