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Prepositions to Describe Statistics | at, from, to, between, over, by

Learning English | Prepositions | at, from, to, over, by

Prepositions 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.

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