Question

What is statistics?

(a) Statistics is the collection of data

(b) Statistics is the collection, classification and interpretation of data

(c) Statistics is the classification of data

(d) Statistics is the interpretation of data

The question was asked by my college professor while I was bunking the class.

The above asked question is from Statistics topic in division Statistics of Mathematics – Class 10

Answer 1

Right option is (b) Statistics is the collection, classification and interpretation of data

Easiest explanation: Statistics is derived from the language and is a branch of mathematics that deals with the collection, classification and interpretation of data.