statistical
Example Sentences
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"Our data is based on 300 galaxies. The statistical significance is roughly one-in-a-trillion chance of being a fluke. So, I strongly feel that already our research is very, very significant."
From BBC
He earned Pro Bowl recognition despite having only 6½ sacks, well behind the statistical leaders.
From Los Angeles Times
There’s an obvious objection to all this: It sounds as if we’re naively personifying a giant math problem, mistaking statistical patterns for sentience—falling for the oldest anthropomorphic error in the book.
“These numbers have turned into absolute markets of the human condition,” Karabell wrote, “when they are simply statistical descriptions of specific systems.”
From Los Angeles Times
But the report was riddled with methodological issues after the 43-day government shutdown prevented the statistical agency from collecting and processing data.
From Barron's
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