statistics

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Moreover, the cumulative breadth statistics — whether it be issues or volume — did not move to new all-time highs along with SPX over the past week.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

Consumer prices were 3.5% higher than a year earlier, an increase in the annual rate of inflation from 3.4% in March, according to EU-harmonized figures published by Spain’s statistics agency INE on Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

While recent statistics are hard to come by, a YouGov poll conducted in 2024 found that only 42% of Americans held a favourable view of King Charles.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

So far this year, nearly 43% fewer burglaries and break-ins have been reported to the LAPD’s Valley Bureau compared to the same time period last year, according to Police Department statistics.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

An ombudsman would scan the news stories, research whatever statistics are mentioned, try to see that they are at least internally consistent, and probe most carefully into a priori implausible claims.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos