Statistical Information Statistical Information Numerical data about your topic can provide the persuasive ammunition necessary to substantiate the arguments in your speech or paper.
Statistics mark changes from day to day or decade to decade.
Whether it is the population in your state, the change in the crime rate or the number of Ph.D.'s in physics, statistics give your audience something quantified on which to base their judgments. Statistics can be gathered by governments, organizations or individuals. National governments have the more extensive resources necessary to collect data on large populations. For the United States, the federal government is the single most important source of U.S. statistical information. Click here to view the Government Publications section.