Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Relating to or based on statistics: Pertaining to the collection, analysis, interpretation, presentation, and organization of numerical data.
   • Using statistical methods: Involving the mathematical techniques used in statistics.

Usage

• The adjective "statistical" is used to describe anything connected with the field of statistics. It modifies nouns to indicate that something involves, is derived from, or is analyzed by statistical methods.
• It is commonly used in academic, scientific, business, and governmental contexts.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • The report provided a statistical analysis of population growth.
  • There is a statistical correlation between exercise and heart health.
  • We need more statistical evidence to support this hypothesis.

Advanced Usage

• "statistical significance": A term used to indicate that the results of a study or experiment are unlikely to have occurred by chance.
  • The p-value was less than 0.05, indicating statistical significance.
• "statistical model": A mathematical representation of a process, often used to make predictions or understand relationships between variables.
  • Researchers developed a complex statistical model to forecast economic trends.

Variants and Related Words

• Statistic (n): A single numerical fact or piece of data from a statistical study.
  • An important statistic is the unemployment rate.
• Statistician (n): An expert in or practitioner of statistics.
  • The statistician was hired to design the survey.
• Statistics (n): The field or science of collecting and analyzing numerical data in large quantities.
  • She majored in statistics at university.

Synonyms

• Numerical: Relating to or expressed as a number or numbers.
• Quantitative: Relating to, measuring, or measured by the quantity of something rather than its quality.
• Mathematical: Relating to mathematics.

Related Phrases

• Statistical data: Information that has been collected and analyzed using statistical methods.
  • The policy was based on extensive statistical data.
• Statistical inference: The process of drawing conclusions about a population based on data from a sample.
  • The course covers the fundamentals of statistical inference.
• Statistical probability: The likelihood of an event occurring, calculated from statistical data.
  • The statistical probability of failure is very low.

Adjective

1. of or relating to statistics
   • statistical population