statistics
plural noun
us/stəˈtɪs·tɪks/(infmlstats,us/stæts/)acollectionofnumericalfactsormeasurements, as aboutpeople,businessconditions, orweather:
The statistics show that, ingeneral, womenlivelongerthan men.
statistical
adjectiveus/stəˈtɪs·tɪ·kəl/
There is little statisticalevidencetosupporttheideathatstocksdobetterinsummerthan in otherseasons.
statistically
adverbus/stəˈtɪs·tɪk·li/
statistics
noun[U]
us/stəˈtɪs·tɪks/thescienceof usinginformationdiscoveredfromcollecting,organizing, andstudyingnumbers