Characteristics:
- Statistics are aggregates of facts
- Statistics are numerically expressed
- Statistics are affected to a marked extent by multiplicity of causes
- Reasonable standards of accuracy in enumeration, estimation or collection
- Statistics are collected in a systematic manner
- Statistics are collected for predetermined purpose
- Presentation of facts
- Simplification of complexities
- Facilitating comparisons
- Facilitating the formulation of policies
- Widening of human knowledge
- Useful in testing the laws of other sciences
- Facilitates the forecasting
- Establishment of correlation between two facts
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