statistics
n
(a) [pl] collection of information shown in numbers (一组)数据, 统计数字, 统计资料
Politicians love to use statistics to support their arguments. 搞政治的喜欢用数据资料来印证自己的论点.
Have you seen the latest statistics on crime? 你看到最新的犯罪统计资料了吗?
(b) [sing v] science of collecting, classifying and analysing such information 统计学
She's studying statistics at university. 她在大学学习统计学.
Mei Ge, did you find out the price for the IBM PC 386?
梅格,你查到了IBM386微机的价格了吗?
You were very kind. You brought out all your jewellery and you told me I could take anything I wanted. There were so many beautiful things that it was hard to choose. And then I saw a lovely diamond necklace with a big blue stone in the centre.