sociography

[soh-see-og-ruh-fee, soh-shee-]

noun

the branch of sociology that uses statistical data to describe social phenomena.

Origin of sociography

First recorded in 1880–85; socio- + -graphy

Related formsso·ci·o·graph·ic

[soh-see-uh-graf-ik, soh-shee-] /ˌsoʊ si əˈgræf ɪk, ˌsoʊ ʃi-/, adjective

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