statistical
adjective
sta·tis·ti·cal
stə-ˈti-sti-kəl 
: of, relating to, based on, or employing the principles of statistics
statistical analysis
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To their credit, the BLS, in addition to other statistical agencies, has publicly recognized a need to modernize its methodology.
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Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 2 Aug. 2025
Stocks fell sharply on Friday as investors digested the weak employment numbers alongside the uncertainty created by turmoil within the government’s statistical agencies.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2025
At the lower end of calculations, scientists estimate that the odds the DESI results are due to random chance are about one in 385—close to a statistical significance known as three-sigma.
—Sarah Scoles, JSTOR Daily, 31 July 2025
Victory Insights was first to release a poll on Thursday, giving a statistical tie in a 3% lead for Cooper with undecided voters leaning Republican.
—Alan Wooten, The Washington Examiner, 31 July 2025
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Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 2 Aug. 2025
Stocks fell sharply on Friday as investors digested the weak employment numbers alongside the uncertainty created by turmoil within the government’s statistical agencies.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2025
At the lower end of calculations, scientists estimate that the odds the DESI results are due to random chance are about one in 385—close to a statistical significance known as three-sigma.
—Sarah Scoles, JSTOR Daily, 31 July 2025
Victory Insights was first to release a poll on Thursday, giving a statistical tie in a 3% lead for Cooper with undecided voters leaning Republican.
—Alan Wooten, The Washington Examiner, 31 July 2025
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“Statistical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/statistical. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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