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

Between 2024 and 2026, a significant number of crimes reported in Saratoga were residential burglaries, grand theft and identity theft, forgery or fraud, according to the December 2025 statistical data and public safety report compiled by the county sheriff’s office. —Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 26 May 2026

Engineers will interpret edge cases where statistical prediction collides with business reality. —Nitin Rakesh, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026

But perhaps that is the wrong statistical benchmark to lean on here. —Arpon Basu, New York Times, 25 May 2026

And the inverse modeling approach the authors use (start with the observed planet population, work backward to the physics that produced it) is necessarily statistical rather than deterministic. —Paul Sutter, Space.com, 24 May 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