What's the Difference Between Data and Statistics?

Nurses' real pay fell by about 8% or so in the decade since 2010. This has not been the case on average in European countries, where it's been rising over time. Some people think data sounds better with an is as a singular. Data refers to plural facts, more than one fact. The word data ultimately comes from the Latin word dare, meaning to give. It becomes a related Latin word, dartum,. This translates as a single thing which is given or granted. That's why scientists and statisticians have used data, darta, in its plural form. But for them, saying data is, is the same as saying something like numbers is. You're using