statistical

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The findings suggest that future surveys, which will examine large numbers of exoplanets, could use statistical techniques to detect life across entire populations of planets.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

The statistical significance of this result is weak, since there have only been nine midterm years since 1990.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

NHS Education for Scotland, which records employment levels and vacancies, said differences in workforce policy and statistical methods mean staffing numbers, including GP count, are not the same as those elsewhere in the UK.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

“Jamie and I would talk every day after he brought this role for me. I didn’t want to be measured on VAR,” which stands for “value at risk,” a statistical measure that quantifies financial risk.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

If economics is a science primarily concerned with incentives, it is also—fortunately—a science with statistical tools to measure how people respond to those incentives.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt