From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishstatisticsta‧tis‧tic /stəˈtɪstɪk/●くろまる●くろまる○しろまるW3AWL noun1 →statistics2[singular]HMS a singlenumber which represents a fact or measurementThe statistic comes from a study recently conducted by the British government.3 →a statistic →vital statisticsCOLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + statisticsofficial statisticsOfficial statistics indicate that educational standards are improving.government statisticsAccording to government statistics, only two percent of lone parents are aged under twenty.national statisticsNational statistics greatly underestimate levels of heroin use.crime/economic/unemployment etc statisticsThe economic statistics tell a grim story.verbsstatistics show/indicate somethingStatistics show that 80 percent of dog attacks take place in the home.statistics suggest somethingHousing conditions are far worse than the statistics suggest.compile/collect/gather statisticsPolice have not yet compiled statistics for this year.Examples from the Corpusstatistic• For one thing, governmenteconomicstatistics have fallenvictim to the fiscalparalysis in Washington.• He kept his pencilsharp for statistics and watched churches grow in number from 119 in 1777 to 325 in 1795.• Bradman's statisticstell us he was more than 50 per centbetter than anybody else.• Again, it is the doctor's decision that produces the statistic.• According to the statistics, eight people die each day waiting for a transplant.• That whatever the statistics may say about the way the economy is improving, for many people life remains a realstruggle.