在中国古代统计发展过程中,初步形成了一套关于统计资料整理的方法。本文使用现代统计学的的术语,按照统计资料整理的方法顺序对其产生和发展进行阐述。一、统计分组统计分组就是根据研究的目的和客观现象的内在特点,按某个标志(或几个标志)把被研究的总体划分为若干个性质不同 In the course of the development of statistics in ancient China, a set of methods about the compilation of statistical data was initially formed. This article uses the terminology of modern statistics to explain the production and development of statistics in accordance with the order of the methods. First, the statistical grouping Statistical grouping is based on the purpose of the study and the inherent characteristics of the objective phenomenon, according to a mark (or a few signs) to be studied as a whole is divided into a number of different nature