statistical

adjective

sta·​tis·​ti·​cal stə-ˈti-sti-kəl 

: of, relating to, based on, or employing the principles of statistics

statistical analysis

statistically

stə-ˈti-sti-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

Examples of statistical in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And in a way that feels fitting, Hart is brushing it off while inching closer to a statistical territory few players — even the greatest shooters — have ever touched. —Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 23 Mar. 2026

Pfizer said the vaccine missed the trial's statistical goal because not enough people in the study contracted Lyme disease to be confident in the results. —Angelica Peebles, CNBC, 23 Mar. 2026

Placing wagers on election outcomes precedes modern-day statistical polling — the first of which was done by Elmer Gallup in the 1936 presidential election — according to Koleman Strumpf, an economics professor at Wake Forest University who studies prediction markets. —Grace Hase, Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2026

Hicks’ 13-game unbeaten streak to start his collegiate career is the longest stretch by a DU goalie in the university’s modern statistical era (since 2002-03). —Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1784, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing statistical

• statistical mechanics

Rhymes for statistical

• logistical
• sophistical
• atheistical
• egotistical
• mystical