Describe some fundamental characteristics of statistics.

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Statistics in plural sense plural sense have the following characteristics:
(i) A single observation does not form statistics. Statistics are a sum total of observations.
(ii) Statistics are expressed quantitatively and not qualitatively.
(ii) Statistics are collected with a definite purpose.
(iv) Statistics in an experiment are comparable and can be classified into various groups.

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