Social statistics is the use of statistical measurement tools to study human/social behavior in a social environment. This can be accomplished through drawing a particular group of people, evaluating a particular subset of data obtained about a group of people, or by observation and statistical analysis of a set of data that relates to people and their behaviours.

There are two main branches of statistics: descriptive and inferential. Descriptive statistics is used to say something about a set of information that has been collected only. Inferential statistics is used to make predictions or comparisons about a larger group (a population) using information gathered about a small part of that population.

Social statistics is the use of statistical measurement tools to study human/social behavior in a social environment. This can be accomplished through drawing a particular group of people, evaluating a particular subset of data obtained about a group of people, or by observation and statistical analysis of a set of data that relates to people and their behaviours. Social scientists use social statistics for many purposes, which include: 1) the evaluation of the quality of services provided to a specific group or by a certain organization, 2) analyzing behaviors of groups of people in their environment and special situations, and 3) determining the wants or needs of people through statistical sampling

This is an introductory Section to statistics, which provides the definition and types of statistics. It also gives the purpose of statistical analyses, especially the meaning of statistical significance in geography. It demonstrates that even proper use of statistics does not guarantee useful results. Other important aspects introduced in this Section are a number of new terms, concepts and symbols that are used quite often in statistics.

This is an introductory Section to statistics, which provides the definition and types of statistics. It also gives the purpose of statistical analyses, especially the meaning of statistical significance in geography. It demonstrates that even proper use of statistics does not guarantee useful results. Other important aspects introduced in this Section are a number of new terms, concepts and symbols that are used quite often in statistics.