a number that represents a piece of information

Descriptive statistics and inferential statistics.

(statistics) The study of statistics from a purely mathematical standpoint, using probability theory, measure theory, linear algebra and analysis.

(statistics) A branch of statistics studying statistical inference—drawing conclusions about a population from a random sample drawn from it, or, more generally, about a random process from its observed behavior during a finite period of time.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see particle, statistics.

(mathematics, statistics) A discipline within mathematical statistics in which algebra is used to describe and analyse problems;

plural of vital statistic

Statistics of births, marriages and deaths. / The size of a woman's bust, waist and hips, normally measured in inches. / A concise set of trivia on a subject, sometimes in table format.

(mathematics, physics) A generalization of the statistics of bosons and fermions based on the concept of braid group.

(statistics) A branch of statistics dealing with summarization and description of collections of data—data sets, including the concepts of arithmetic mean, median, mode, and quantile.