{
    "term": "statistic",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "academic": true,
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a collection of information shown in numbers",
            "sensetop": "according to statisticsstatistics on something",
            "labels": "informal",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Analysis of **crime statistics** showed high levels of violent crime within the area."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**Statistics show** that far more people are able to ride a bicycle than can drive a car."
                },
                {
                    "text": "These statistics are misleading."
                },
                {
                    "text": "According to **official statistics**, the disease killed over 500 people.",
                    "contextForm": "according to statistics"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He should read some of the statistics on economic growth.",
                    "contextForm": "statistics on something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They do not keep statistics on the number of applications filed."
                },
                {
                    "text": "According to the latest statistics from the Health and Safety Executive, 33 construction workers died last year."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The latest set of economic statistics confirm an economy continuing to deliver strong growth."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She thinks that the official unemployment statistics are not accurate."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Maths and measurement", "Scientific research"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the science of collecting and analysing statistics",
            "labels": "informal",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "There is a compulsory course in statistics."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Maths and measurement"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a piece of information shown in numbers",
            "labels": "informal",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "An important statistic is that 94 per cent of crime relates to property."
                },
                {
                    "text": "As with every statistic, there are trends behind the numbers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I felt I was no longer being treated as a person but as a statistic."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/stəˈtɪstɪk/",
                "audio": "st/statistic/statistic__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/stəˈtɪstɪk/",
                "audio": "st/statistic/statistic__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late 18th cent.: from German statistisch (adjective), Statistik (noun)."
}