Learning English / Preposition Examples / at, from, to, over, by
Preposition Examples: to describe statistics
At
Used to indicate position or location in time, on a scale, or in a sequence
Examples
- at the beginning
- at 3pm
- at age 35
- at the finish
- at the highest point
- In June Sales of XYZ product were at $45,000
- Unemployment remained steady at 1.6 million at the end of the year.
- The number of visitors peaked at 2,000 in the middle of the month.
From
Used to specify a starting point in an expression of limits
Examples
- Sales rose from 25,000 to 50,000 last year.
- There was an increase from 1.6 million to 2.0 million in the unemployment rate.
Between
Intermediate to, in time, quantity, or degree
Examples
- between eight and nine o'clock
- between 20 and 35 people
- between black and grey
- Between January and March there was a dramatic increase in website visitors.
- There was a decrease in the number of people working between the middle of the year and the end of the year.
Over
during, through, or throughout (a period of time)
Examples
- Over the next three months the level of interest decreased.
- There was steady growth over a three-month period.
By
Shows the amount of change or difference, how the data was divided, rate of change, comparison between groups
Examples
- Profits increased by 10%.
- The survey results were categorized by age group.
- The population of the city has grown by 2% annually.
- The difference in test scores by gender was statistically insignificant.