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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He is accused of providing inside information to co-conspirators about his intentions to leave a game early due to injury, which enabled them to place large bets on him not reaching statistical thresholds.
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Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
Using data from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS), a national database that collects emergency department injury data from a representative sample of about 100 American hospitals, the researchers applied statistical weighting to estimate national injury rates.
—New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2025
His accomplices placed an $80,000 parlay on Porter failing to hit multiple statistical targets.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Johnson then expressed disappointment over a particular statistical rating attached to Fields.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
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Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
Using data from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS), a national database that collects emergency department injury data from a representative sample of about 100 American hospitals, the researchers applied statistical weighting to estimate national injury rates.
—New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2025
His accomplices placed an $80,000 parlay on Porter failing to hit multiple statistical targets.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Johnson then expressed disappointment over a particular statistical rating attached to Fields.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for statistical
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“Statistical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/statistical. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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