statistics

noun2

1. •
   [plural only] A systematic collection of data on measurements or observations, often related to demographic information such as population counts, incomes, population counts at different ages, etc.

   • The statistics from the Census for apportionment are available.
2. •
   A discipline, principally within applied mathematics, concerned with the systematic study of the collection, presentation, analysis, and interpretation of data.

   • Statistics is the only mathematical field required for many social sciences.