Translation guide
The English word "statistics" can refer to the academic field, numerical data, or a specific statistical measure. Japanese uses different words depending on the meaning.
Referring to statistics as a subject of study or a branch of mathematics.
Referring to collected numerical facts or data sets.
The most common word for statistics as data. Often used in compounds like 統計データ (statistical data).
According to the latest statistics, the unemployment rate is declining.
Explicitly refers to statistical data, often used in technical or business contexts.
This statistical data is reliable.
Literally 'numbers' or 'figures', can be used informally to refer to statistics.
Referring to a specific statistic like mean, median, or a computed value.
統計 (toukei) generally refers to numerical data or statistics as a concept, while 統計学 (toukeigaku) specifically means the academic field of statistics. In everyday conversation, 統計 is more common for data, but 統計学 is used when talking about the subject of study.
In English, 'statistics' can be singular (a single measure). In Japanese, 統計 is almost always plural or collective. For a single computed value, use 統計量 or 統計値.
統計の知識はビジネスに役立つ。
Knowledge of statistics is useful in business.
政府は人口統計を発表した。
The government released population statistics.
As the numbers show, sales are growing.
異常な統計値が検出された。
An abnormal statistic was detected.