statistical
adjective
sta·tis·ti·cal
stə-ˈti-sti-kəl 
: of, relating to, based on, or employing the principles of statistics
statistical analysis
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While no statistical measurement is available, he is widely considered to be the Irish League’s most fouled player.
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Colin Millar, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025
While an episodic memory has specificity, statistical learning relates to more holistic concepts, such as understanding what a building looks like or which traditions are celebrated on certain holidays.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 21 Mar. 2025
Her son simply made a statistical calculation based on probability theory and realized that the odds of both lunches being wrong were considerably different from the odds of a single order getting messed up.
—Rob Long, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Mar. 2025
Buoyed by a positive trend in the annual homeless count, the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority released a preview projecting a decline of between 5% and 10% when a full statistical analysis is completed in the coming months.
—Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025
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Colin Millar, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025
While an episodic memory has specificity, statistical learning relates to more holistic concepts, such as understanding what a building looks like or which traditions are celebrated on certain holidays.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 21 Mar. 2025
Her son simply made a statistical calculation based on probability theory and realized that the odds of both lunches being wrong were considerably different from the odds of a single order getting messed up.
—Rob Long, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Mar. 2025
Buoyed by a positive trend in the annual homeless count, the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority released a preview projecting a decline of between 5% and 10% when a full statistical analysis is completed in the coming months.
—Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for statistical
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“Statistical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/statistical. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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