inferential statistics

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noun

(functioning as singular) another name for statistical inference

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infelicity, infer, inference, inferencing, inferential, inferential statistics, inferior, inferior alveolar nerve, inferior anastomotic vein, inferior artery of knee, inferior basal vein

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How to use inferential statistics in a sentence

So however detailed the statistics of the battlefield are, they cannot achieve the goal.
Pentagon Doesn’t Know How Many People It’s Killed in the ISIS War|Nancy A. Youssef|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
A hard look at campus rape statistics, the collapse of The New Republic and the day John Lennon died.
The Daily Beast’s Best Longreads, Dec 8-14, 2014|William Boot|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
What is much more important than these numbers is an internal dynamic for which there are no statistics.
Beer Countries vs. Wine Countries|Clive Irving|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In fact, what this map really showed was the fallacy of aggregates – and how statistics can mask real cultural shifts.
Beer Countries vs. Wine Countries|Clive Irving|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST

In the face of those statistics, these two non-indictments are glaring.
First Mike Brown, Then Eric Garner: Prosecutors Can’t Be Trusted to Try Cops|Sally Kohn|December 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Gottfried Achenwall, an eminent German lecturer on statistics, history and the laws of nature, died at Gttingen.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
He published several volumes on political economy, and was much interested in statistics.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
Well pleased was Mr. Wainwright to see that statistics took my fancy.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
These statistics were of much practical use when considering questions of economy and other matters from day to day.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
I was soon surprised to find that I too had a taste for statistics and acquired some skill in their compilation.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow