statistically
Americanadverb
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in a way that makes use of statistics.
demonstrated statistically.
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in a way that satisfies the standard criteria applied in the science of statistics.
statistically significant.
adverb
Example Sentences
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The Scottish government said the changes in results between the two studies were not statistically significant.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Though some of the decline in Welsh scores was not "statistically very robust" and science results had "stabilised", he said "unfortunately for Wales, we see that overall downward trend still continuing".
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
By eight weeks, their performance could not be statistically distinguished from that of healthy control mice.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
Dr. Frank Sulloway, a psychology research associate at the University of California, Berkeley, has found that the younger-sibling effect is a modest but reliable and statistically significant trend.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
Imagine two students, statistically identical, each of whom wants to attend a new, better school.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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