Definition (Cambridge Dictionary): a count for official purposes, especially one to count the number of people living in a country and to collect information about them [(官方的)统计,人口普查,人口调查] 示例: We have a census in this country every ten years. 我们每十年做一次全国人口普查。 The census of 1901 is now available to be searched online. 现在可以在网上搜到1901年的统计数据。 Definition (Cambridge Dictionary): a collection of numerical facts or measurements, as about people, business conditions, or weather [统计学,统计数字] 示例: These statistics are misleading. 这些统计资料会引起误解。 The statistics show that, in general, women live longer than men. Definition (Cambridge Dictionary): information collected for use [数据、资料] 示例: They hacked secret data. 他们窃取了保密数据。 Financial/personal/sales data 财务/个人/销售数据 总结: Census 侧重官方统计 Statistics 统计或统计学意义上的数据 Data 一般的数据