statistical
adjective
sta·tis·ti·cal
stə-ˈti-sti-kəl 
: of, relating to, based on, or employing the principles of statistics
statistical analysis
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Small Developers Face Steeper Challenges Recently, a blogger called Zhuge Wang released a statistical chart.
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Vivian Toh, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
The problem is with each car added, the greater the statistical chance of a collision.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 20 July 2025
When combined, the two volumes would comprise a national, interactive database of precipitation frequency estimates, including future projections, such as the statistical likelihood of a 100-year rainfall event at a particular spot each year.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 18 July 2025
In particular, Mowat notes that the statistical approach lends credibility and reduces the chance of inadvertent bias.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 17 July 2025
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Vivian Toh, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
The problem is with each car added, the greater the statistical chance of a collision.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 20 July 2025
When combined, the two volumes would comprise a national, interactive database of precipitation frequency estimates, including future projections, such as the statistical likelihood of a 100-year rainfall event at a particular spot each year.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 18 July 2025
In particular, Mowat notes that the statistical approach lends credibility and reduces the chance of inadvertent bias.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 17 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for statistical
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“Statistical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/statistical. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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