Statistical Meaning
/stəˈtɪs.tɪ.kəl/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjOf or pertaining to statistics.
Sentence Examples
This kind of case is amenable to statistical treatment.
I can provide you with some statistical predictions of expected revenues.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The researcher used a ____ method to analyze the large population data.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The researchers used a new ____ method to analyze the results of the long-term clinical patient trials.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English statistic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English statistical From statistic + -al.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Drawings and pictures are more than mere ornaments in scientific discourse. Blackboard sketches, geological maps, diagrams of molecular structure, astronomical photographs, MRI images, the many varieties of statistical charts and graphs: These pictorial devices are indispensable tools for presenting evidence, for explaining a theory, for telling a story."
— 2012 March 26, Brian Hayes, “Pixels or Perish”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, archived from the original on 19 Feb 2013, page 106:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The researcher used a ____ method to analyze the large population data.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The researchers used a new ____ method to analyze the results of the long-term clinical patient trials.