statistics/stə'tɪstɪks/

n.

➊ a collection of information shown in numbers

➋ the science of studying such information

n.

➊ [P] 统计数字；统计资料：Statistics show more and more people are losing jobs. 统计资料表明，越来越多的人正在失业。

➋ [U] 统计学：Statistics is a branch of mathematics. 统计学是数学的一个分支。

常犯错误

✗ The statistics is false.

✓ The statistics are false. 这些统计数字是错误的。