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statistically

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English

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Etymology

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From statistical +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /stəˈtɪs.tɪ.kə.li/, [stəˈtɪs.tɪ.kl̩.i], /stəˈtɪs.tɪ.kli/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Adverb

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statistically

  1. In a statistical way.
    He made his point statistically.
  2. From a statistical point of view.
    Statistically, the study was almost worthless.
  3. From statistical evidence.
    Statistically, what he said is true.
    • 2002, James F. Vail, Outrageous Fortune: What's Wrong with Hall of Fame Voting and How to Make It Statistically Sound, Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, →ISBN, page 143:
      Bench may be the greatest catcher subjectively, but he's not statistically. Statwise, Yogi Berra is the all-time backstop, regardless of which measure you prefer. Berra's Total-Z is one-third of a standard deviation higher than Bench's, and his Core-Z average is a point better.
    • 2016 January 13, “USP2-45 Is a Circadian Clock Output Effector Regulating Calcium Absorption at the Post-Translational Level”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      Data were tested for equiproportionality and Chi-square test associated p-value is reported when the difference is statistically significant.

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