diff --git a/homeassistant/components/statistics/strings.json b/homeassistant/components/statistics/strings.json
index a060c88da24..3e6fec9d986 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/statistics/strings.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/statistics/strings.json
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@
       "state_characteristic": {
         "description": "Read the documention for further details on available options and how to use them.",
         "data": {
-          "state_characteristic": "State_characteristic"
+          "state_characteristic": "Statistic characteristic"
         },
         "data_description": {
-          "state_characteristic": "The characteristic that should be used as the state of the statistics sensor."
+          "state_characteristic": "The statistic characteristic that should be used as the state of the sensor."
         }
       },
       "options": {