statistics vs variance

statistics and variance both are nouns.

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

statistics (noun)	variance (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	an activity that varies from a norm or standard
	an official dispensation to act contrary to a rule or regulation (typically a building regulation)
	a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions
	the quality of being subject to variation
	the second moment around the mean; the expected value of the square of the deviations of a random variable from its mean value
	discord that splits a group
	an event that departs from expectations