Statistics Concept, Significance and Data Definition of Statistics There have been many definitions of the term 'Statistics' which can be broadly classified in two senses: 1. Statistics in Plural Sense 2. Statistics in Singular Sense Statistics in Plural Sense As a plural noun statistics is used for denoting numerical and quantitative information. Thus, in plural sense, it means the same thing as data. For example, statistics of scores in a cricket match, trade related statistics, labour statistics, census statistics, godown statistics and so on. All the quantitative observations are not statistics but those quantitative observations which satisfy certain conditions are called 'Statistics'. Also, economist Horace Secrist , defined 'Statistics' as: "By Statistics we mean aggregates of facts affected to a marked extent by multiplicity of causes, numerically expressed, enumerated or estimated according to reasonable standards of accuracy, collected in a...