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

Excel performs better with large worksheets and offers a wider range of analytical and statistical tools, including advanced charting. —PC Magazine, 18 Oct. 2025

These moments are seared into the Premier League’s collective memory, and have probably burnished Ferguson’s reputation for late strikes beyond the statistical reality. —Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025

What’s the most absurd one-game statistical feat a KU basketball player will pull off this year? —Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2025

The team collected museum specimens for the brown rat, house mouse, Eastern grey squirrel, Eastern chipmunk, muskrat, white-footed mouse, fox squirrel and Southern flying squirrel, making anatomical measurements of each for statistical comparisons. —Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1784, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing statistical

• statistical mechanics

Rhymes for statistical

• logistical
• sophistical
• atheistical
• egotistical
• mystical