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noun

en statistik

statistics

Siffror och data som samlas in, ordnas och används för att visa eller förstå information om något.

Definition & meaning

Statistik means statistics. It can refer to:

  • Numerical data collected and presented to describe something, such as population or employment.
  • The field concerned with collecting, analysing and interpreting data.

Grammar & Word origin

Statistik is an en-word: en statistik. It is usually uncountable and has no common plural in these meanings. The definite form is statistiken.

The word came into Swedish through German and is ultimately related to Latin status, meaning “state” or “condition.”

Synonyms & antonyms

  • sifferuppgifter — “numerical data”; refers to the figures themselves, not the academic field.
  • statistiska uppgifter — “statistical data”; refers specifically to collected numerical information.

There is no direct antonym.

Common phrases & collocations

  • föra statistik — to keep statistics or statistical records.
  • officiell statistik — official statistics.
  • enligt statistiken — according to the statistics.

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Examples

Statistik används ofta i tidningar för att beskriva trender.noun

Statistics are often used in newspapers to describe trends.

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