How to say "statistics" in Japanese

• 統計とうけいJLPT N2approx.Common
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbThe common, general word for statistics, usable both for statistics as a subject and for statistics as collected numerical data; when in doubt, choose this word.
  中国ちゅうごくのＧＤＰ統計とうけいはオオカミ少年しょうねんか。↗

  Are the Chinese GDP figures a case of the boy crying wolf?
• スタティスティックス
  nounA katakana rendering of the English word 'statistics'. It is less common, and for virtually any purpose 統計 is the word you actually want.
• スタッツ
  nounCorresponds to the English short form 'stats', especially for sports statistics; it is less common, and 統計 is the general word for statistics in other contexts.
• 統計情報とうけいじょうほう
  nounMeans statistical information: statistics as information or data rather than the discipline. It is less common; use it when you mean the information itself, and 統計 otherwise.

Choose 統計 for statistics in general, whether the subject or the figures; 統計情報 for statistics as information; 「スタッツ」 for sports stats; 「スタティスティックス」 is a less common borrowing you will seldom need.

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• 統計とうけいstatistics
• スタティスティックスstatistics
• スタッツstats (esp. in sports)
• 統計情報とうけいじょうほうstatistical information
• 統計学とうけいがく(study of) statistics