The phrase "a source of statistics" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a place or entity that provides statistical data or information.
Example: "The government agency serves as a source of statistics for various economic indicators."
Alternatives: "a provider of statistics" or "a repository of statistics".
From 1967 to 1988, he was editor of the Weekly Report, a source of reliable statistics and medical data about disease outbreaks since the 1870s.
Unlike National Review, the Bureau of Labor Statistics is generally considered a trustworthy source of statistics and information.
The company, based in Fairfax, Va., depends on the vast databases kept by its owner, R. L. Polk & Company of Southfield, Mich., a source of automotive registration statistics.
A standard health impact function has four components: an effect estimate from a particular epidemiologic study, a baseline incidence rate for the health effect (obtained from either the epidemiology study or a source of public health statistics, e.g., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), the affected population, and the estimated change in the relevant ozone summary measures.
And he has indicated that he will work more closely to improve the credibility of the country's economic statistics – a source of tension with the International Monetary Fund.
These variance measurements have been made with samples of quite modest size, which should be a source of concern because higher-order statistics, such as variance, are poorly estimated from small sample sizes.
Currently, the main source of statistics for monitoring smoking prevalence in Britain is a national, annual survey, the GLF [ 12], formerly known as the General Household Survey (GHS).
Perhaps the most quoted source of statistics on the pharmaceutical industry, IMS Health, estimated total worldwide sales for prescription drugs to be about $400 billion in 2002.
At present the Tell Mama project, which was set up in 2012, is the best unofficial source of statistics on anti-Muslim hate crime, although the Metropolitan police does compile numbers.
