significant vs statistics

significant is not a noun while statistics is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
significant	No	Yes	No	No
statistics	Yes	No	No	No

significant (noun)	statistics (noun)
	a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters

significant (adjective)	statistics (adjective)
important in effect or meaning
too closely correlated to be attributed to chance and therefore indicating a systematic relation
of considerable importance, size, or worth
rich in significance or implication