Learn English – What’s a term for “useless numbers or data”

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I'm looking for a single word or short phrase that can describe any numbers or statistics that have very little practical value, and are useful only to the extent of "hey look, a number!"

Here's an example from this quite amusing page:

People at 4:53AM on Monday stayed longer on the site than at 11:36AM

(The images on that page also capture the feeling that I'm trying to find a word for.)

Some other examples:

You have sat down in this chair 1638 times

You have pressed the "x" key 973 times

The most common RGB value in this image is (14, 201, 58)

The percentage of users of english.SE who have viewed this question is 0.0013%

What's a word or phrase for a number or statistic that is only useful for trivia or amusement?

Best Answer

How about simply "irrelevant"?

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