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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The Georgia Sports Hall of Fame put together a statistical analysis to make the argument that a back-to-back MVP, seven-time all star, five-time Gold Glove winner who led the league in homers twice and RBIs two other times belongs in the Hall.
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Rick Klein, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2025
This report, however, comes in the midst of a historic data void created by the government shutdown, which furloughed employees at many of the federal government’s statistical agencies that collect and publish economic data.
—Steve Kopack, NBC news, 4 Dec. 2025
The sample is going to be used to make generalizations about everybody, Turow said, by using complex statistical modeling and artificial intelligence.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 4 Dec. 2025
This team is only 6-6, though, which means the results have to match the statistical production soon if the Chiefs want to give themselves a shot at Super Bowl LX.
—Jesse Newell, New York Times, 3 Dec. 2025
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Rick Klein, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2025
This report, however, comes in the midst of a historic data void created by the government shutdown, which furloughed employees at many of the federal government’s statistical agencies that collect and publish economic data.
—Steve Kopack, NBC news, 4 Dec. 2025
The sample is going to be used to make generalizations about everybody, Turow said, by using complex statistical modeling and artificial intelligence.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 4 Dec. 2025
This team is only 6-6, though, which means the results have to match the statistical production soon if the Chiefs want to give themselves a shot at Super Bowl LX.
—Jesse Newell, New York Times, 3 Dec. 2025
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“Statistical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/statistical. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
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