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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According to the press release, there’s a 0.3% probability that these findings were a statistical fluke.
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Chantelle Lee, Time, 17 Apr. 2025
Drilling Into Detail While drone videos going viral on social media show tanks or other high-profile targets getting destroyed, these are a statistical minority of all strikes.
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Ships logged observations, and coastal stations telegraphed data to London, where the Royal Society created statistical reports.
—Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 14 Apr. 2025
Of course, 2025 also had the first major commercial plane crash in the U.S. in nearly 16 years, but that’s a statistical outlier.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
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Chantelle Lee, Time, 17 Apr. 2025
Drilling Into Detail While drone videos going viral on social media show tanks or other high-profile targets getting destroyed, these are a statistical minority of all strikes.
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Ships logged observations, and coastal stations telegraphed data to London, where the Royal Society created statistical reports.
—Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 14 Apr. 2025
Of course, 2025 also had the first major commercial plane crash in the U.S. in nearly 16 years, but that’s a statistical outlier.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Statistical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/statistical. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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