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sta·tis·ti·cal
(stə-tĭs′tĭ-kəl)adj.
Of, relating to, or employing statistics or the principles of statistics.
sta·tis′ti·cal·ly adv.
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statistical
(stəˈtɪstɪkəl)adj
(Statistics) of or relating to statistics
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sta•tis•ti•cal
(stəˈtɪs tɪ kəl)adj.
of, pertaining to, consisting of, or based on statistics.
[1780–90]
sta•tis′ti•cal•ly, adv.
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statistics
statistical1. 'statistics'
Statistics are facts consisting of numbers, obtained from analysing information.
According to official statistics, 39 million Americans had no health insurance.
The government will publish new unemployment statistics this week.
When statistics is used with this meaning, it is a plural noun. You use the plural form of a verb with it.
The statistics are taken from United Nations sources.
Statistics don't necessarily prove anything.
Statistics is also the branch of mathematics dealing with these facts.
She is a Professor of Statistics.
When you use statistics with this meaning, it is an uncountable noun. You use a singular form of a verb with it.
Statistics has never been taught here before.
2. 'statistical'
Don't use 'statistic' as an adjective to mean 'relating to statistics'. Use statistical.
Statistical techniques are used to analyse the data.
The report contains a lot of statistical information.
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Translations
إحْصائي
statistický
statisztikai
tölfræîilegur
štatistický
istatistiksel
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statistical
adj → statistisch
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statistical
[stəˈtɪstɪk/əl] adj → statistico/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
statistics
(stəˈtistiks) noun plural figures giving information about something. There were 900 deaths and 20,000 injuries on the roads last year, but the statistics for the previous year were worse.
noun singular the study of such figures.
staˈtistical adjectivestaˈtistically adverb
statistician (stӕtiˈstiʃən) noun
a person who is an expert in statistics.
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