statistics
noun
[ stəˈtɪstɪks ]
• the practice or science of collecting and analysing numerical data in large quantities, especially for the purpose of inferring proportions in a whole from those in a representative sample.
statistic
noun
• a fact or piece of data obtained from a study of a large quantity of numerical data.
• "the statistics show that the crime rate has increased"
Origin:
late 18th century: from German statistisch (adjective), Statistik (noun).
