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tables showing the values of the cumulative distribution functions, probability functions, or probability density functions of certain common distributions for different values of their parameters, and used esp to determine whether or not a particular statistical result exceeds the required significance levelSee hypothesis testing

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Words nearby statistical tables

statistical inference, statistically, statistically independent, statistical mechanics, statistical significance, statistical tables, statistician, statistics, Statius, stative, Statler

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Example sentences from the Web for statistical tables

Recovery from a long-term eating disorder is a bit of a statistical anomaly.
You’re Never ‘Cured’ of an Eating Disorder|Carrie Arnold|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The influx of talent behind the tables and in the showrooms was undeniable.
Will Hyman Roth Return to Havana With Normalized Relations?|John L. Smith|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
After all, there were tables for press while, at ALEC, we were told the “press was evil.”
The Left’s Answer to ALEC|Ben Jacobs|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That creates an obvious statistical issue: The results of a survey of two campuses cannot be extrapolated for the entire country.
Fact-Checking the Sunday Shows: Dec. 7|PunditFact.com|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The dollar value of a statistical life in the United States is purported to be around $5 million.
The Only Way to End Police Violence|Michael Tomasky|December 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The weight percentage can be found by referring to Purdy's tables, given later.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
They had moved away from the tables now, and were walking very slowly down the room.
Rosemary in Search of a Father|C. N. Williamson
We had three long tables which Liszt arranged to suit himself, his own place being in the middle.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
The tea was all laid on tables in the garden, and the sausages were cooking over a fire made on the grounds.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
The dining tables had all been removed to one end of the hall, and the chairs ranged about in rows and in clusters.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin

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