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statistical tables

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plural noun

  1. 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 level See hypothesis testing

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Part of my job as an engagement manager was to transmit reels, virtual reality channels, radio-text images, and statistical tables between screens.

From Slate • Oct. 28, 2023

Recognizing that few people actually read statistical tables, Nightingale and her team designed graphics to attract attention and engage readers in ways that other media could not.

From Scientific American • Jul. 23, 2022

Reviewing the year-by-year statistical tables on Pro Football Reference indicates that has never before happened in Seahawks history.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 13, 2020

For centuries, meteorologists relied on statistical tables based on historical averages — it rains about 45 percent of the time in London in March, for instance — to predict the weather.

From New York Times • Sep. 7, 2012

Gentleman the President of the Board of Control also referred to the statistics laid before the public; but I want to know why Colonel Sykes' statistical tables are not before the House.

From Speeches on Questions of Public Policy, Volume 1 by Bright, John