variance vs statistics

variance and statistics both are nouns.

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

variance (noun)	statistics (noun)
an activity that varies from a norm or standard	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 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