statistical
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sta·tis·ti·cal
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Definition of statistical
: of, relating to, based on, or employing the principles of statistics
statistical analysis
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Other Words from statistical
statistically
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Examples of statistical in a Sentence
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The findings suggest a statistical correlation between wealth and a longer life, but doesn't conclusively prove that having less money means an earlier demise. — Kate Gibson, CBS News, "Rich Americans more likely to live longer than those lower down the ladder," 9 Sep. 2019 One data analytics position expected to be in demand in the future is an actuary, or someone who determines risk in the business world based on statistical information. — Andrew J. Campa, Burbank Leader, "Woodbury University to debut major in data analytics curriculum next year," 3 Sep. 2019 All the program's mediators have at least 40 hours of training (many have more) and internship experience, said Michelle Hilliker, a statistical and financial management analyst for the state office of dispute resolution. — Emma Keith, Detroit Free Press, "New Michigan court program could let you resolve legal disputes for free online," 7 Aug. 2019 Deep TabNine, by comparison, relies on the ability of machine learning to find statistical patterns in data to make its predictions. — James Vincent, The Verge, "This AI-powered autocompletion software is Gmail’s Smart Compose for coders," 24 July 2019 This year’s seven interns were selected from more than 120 applicants and received a $1,600 stipend and Chromebooks with statistical and mapping software. — MarÃa Méndez, Dallas News, "Here’s how one program teaches kids water conservation, potentially saving Dallas millions," 19 July 2019 Researchers used radiocarbon dating and Bayesian analysis -- a kind of statistical analysis -- to put the artifacts' age at 15,280 to 16,560 years. — Fox News, "First American settlers may have been in Idaho 16,500 years ago, study says," 29 Aug. 2019 Thriving as a volume receiver, Landry parlayed his 149 targets in his first season as a Brown into an 81/876/4 statistical line and a WR18 (half-PPR) performance in 2018. — Kevin Hanson, SI.com, "Fantasy Football 2019: 32 Bold Predictions on Cam Newton, Derrick Henry, More," 29 Aug. 2019 Litvak specializes in operations management, a branch of applied mathematics that uses statistical techniques to efficiently match resources with variable demand. — Clayton Dalton, Quartz, "To solve hospital overcrowding, think like a mathematician," 29 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'statistical.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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