statistical
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- nonstatistical adjective
- nonstatistically adverb
- prestatistical adjective
- statistically adverb
- unstatistical adjective
- unstatistically adverb
Etymology
Origin of statistical
First recorded in 1590–1600; statistic(s) + -al 1
Example Sentences
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Without a compelling statistical explanation for why gold rose so much, it’s impossible to anticipate what it might do this year.
From MarketWatch
Wyckoff also pointed out that since the most commonly cited broad stock-market indexes are weighted by companies’ market capitalization, they are dominated by companies whose stocks are trading “at high statistical valuations.”
From MarketWatch
Using statistical models, the team estimated current fish populations and projected how much they could increase if overfished reefs were managed more effectively.
From Science Daily
But he ranks this season’s statistical performance among his best.
From Los Angeles Times
Not one of these so-called first-impression patterns comes close to satisfying traditional criteria of statistical significance, as you can see from the chart above.
From MarketWatch
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