social statistics

Definitions of Social Statistics

1. (noun) Official statistics from governmental sources or other trusted sources such as nonprofit organizations.
2. (noun) The use of statistical methods to attain, analyze, and interpret behavior in social settings.

Examples of Social Statistics

• birth rate
• marriage records
• mortality rate
• suicide: Émile Durkheim (1858–1917) studied social statistics for Suicide (1897).

Social Statistics Pronunciation

Pronunciation Usage Guide

Syllabification: so·cial sta·tis·tics

Audio Pronunciation

International Phonetic Alphabet

• American English – /ˈsoʊʃəl stəˈtɪstɪks/
• British English – /ˈsəʊʃəl stəˈtɪstɪks/

Usage Note

• Also called official statistics.

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Additional Information

• Quantitative Research Resources – Books, Journals, and Helpful Links
• Word origin of “social” and “statistics” – Online Etymology Dictionary: etymonline.com

Related Terms

• attribute
• cohort
• control group
• correlation
• data
• research
• reliability
• spurious correlation
• statistics
• statistical analysis

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Cite the Definition of Social Statistics

ASA – American Sociological Association (5th edition)

Bell, Kenton, ed. 2014. “social statistics.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Retrieved April 26, 2024 (https://sociologydictionary.org/social-statistics/).

APA – American Psychological Association (6th edition)

social statistics. (2014). In K. Bell (Ed.), Open education sociology dictionary. Retrieved from https://sociologydictionary.org/social-statistics/

Chicago/Turabian: Author-Date – Chicago Manual of Style (16th edition)

Bell, Kenton, ed. 2014. “social statistics.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://sociologydictionary.org/social-statistics/.

MLA – Modern Language Association (7th edition)

“social statistics.” Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Ed. Kenton Bell. 2014. Web. 26 Apr. 2024. <https://sociologydictionary.org/social-statistics/>.