統計(とうけい)

とうけい
noun
statistics
academicscience
1. statistics, statistical data
Numerical data collected and analyzed to reveal patterns or trends. Also refers to the field of study dealing with such data.
According to statistics, Japan's population is decreasing.
売上(うりあげ)の統計(とうけい)を取(と)る。
To compile sales statistics.
I'm majoring in statistics.
Academic field

Usage

統計(とうけい) refers both to statistical data and to the field of statistics. It is not used as a する verb: to compile statistics is 統計(とうけい)を取(と)る.

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Compounds