| 单词 | statistic |
| 释义 | statistic (stətɪstɪk ) Word forms: statistics 1. countable noun [usually plural] Statistics are facts which are obtained from analysing information expressed in numbers, for example information about the number of times that something happens. Official statistics show real wages declining by 24%. There are no reliable statistics for the number of deaths in the battle. 2. See also vital statistics 3. uncountable noun Statistics is a branch of mathematics concerned with the study of information that is expressed in numbers. ...a professor of Mathematical Statistics. Collocations: grim statistic The damage, of course, had already been done before yesterday's draw and the grim statistics do not give much room for optimism. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Yesterday's grim statistics held few positives. The Sun (2010) Brace yourself for a wealth of grim statistics. Times, Sunday Times (2008) The growing popularity of online crime maps is encouraging homeowners to turn a blind eye, raising concerns that the maps are distorting official crime statistics. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Foreign student numbers should be removed from official statistics on net migration. Times, Sunday Times (2015) How do you get economic policy right if the official statistics are wonky? Times, Sunday Times (2014) An equally remarkable statistic was the fact that in 22 starts this formidable driver actually completed the course 19 times. Times, Sunday Times Tonight's opener traces our developing attitudes to garden birds, and contains the remarkable statistic that two-thirds of us put out food for them. Times, Sunday Times Still, a remarkable statistic remained intact. Times, Sunday Times This produces the remarkable statistic that less than half of the 305,000 rise in employment of the past two years has been among working-age people. Times, Sunday Times A remarkable statistic came out afterwards. Times, Sunday Times That's quite a shocking statistic. Times, Sunday Times (2012) The shocking statistic suggests talk of an economic recovery could be premature. The Sun (2013) They come up with some shocking statistics. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Opening with a striking statistic or a poignant question can be effective. Times, Sunday Times Here's the really striking statistic. Times, Sunday Times The most striking statistic was that 19 per cent of full-time freshmen say they spend only one to five hours a week preparing for classes. Globe and Mail I found the most striking statistic to be distance. Times, Sunday Times A more telling statistic might be that it was only his tenth one-day match for them. Times, Sunday Times Of the responses to the commission's recent consultation nearly 60 per cent were from faith-based charities - a telling statistic in itself. Times, Sunday Times He cited a telling statistic. Times, Sunday Times |
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