0 information based on a study of the number of times something happens or is present, or other numerical facts:
1 a single number in a range of statistics:
2 a fact or piece of information that is shown by a number:
3 numbers that give information about a particular situation or event:
crime/employment/economic statistics The latest employment statistics portray California as only narrowly avoiding a recession.
government/federal/official statistics Government statistics released yesterday painted a hopeful picture of the labour market.
statistics show/indicate/suggest sth The current statistics show prices have heated up strongly this year.
Allan has an MSc in statistics from University College London.
4 used to emphasize that a number represents a real person or problem that we should care about:
He has all the latest statistics at his fingertips.
It's difficult to interpret these statistics without knowing how they were obtained.
The opposition leader accused government ministers of manipulating the statistics to suit themselves.
The statistics reflect a change in people's spending habits.
According to official statistics, the Japanese work longer hours than workers in most other industrialized countries.
Even when such statistics provide consistent answers, as they do not here, there status is somewhat unclear.
Most data mining methods are based on well-developed techniques from machine learning, pattern recognition, and statistics (such as classi®cation, clustering or regression).
The statistics of language use follow from the interaction of this system with the communicative intents of the users in particular contexts.
