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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Dube used state-of-the-art statistical techniques to study things like wage inequality and outsourcing.
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John Cassidy, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
All of which put a premium on little things, and in almost every statistical little thing UConn won – assists (14 to 3), turnovers (8 to 6), free throw-shooting (15 of 17 to 18 of 23).
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2026
Brooklyn did have a 48-41 advantage in bench points, but the Hornets, still hunting for their spot in the Play-In Tournament, were better in just about every other statistical category that mattered.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2026
Other statistical approaches model seabeds and identify anomalies that deviate from it.
—John Femiani, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026
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John Cassidy, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
All of which put a premium on little things, and in almost every statistical little thing UConn won – assists (14 to 3), turnovers (8 to 6), free throw-shooting (15 of 17 to 18 of 23).
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2026
Brooklyn did have a 48-41 advantage in bench points, but the Hornets, still hunting for their spot in the Play-In Tournament, were better in just about every other statistical category that mattered.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2026
Other statistical approaches model seabeds and identify anomalies that deviate from it.
—John Femiani, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026
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“Statistical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/statistical. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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