Statistical
[stə'tɪstɪk(ə)l] or [stə'tɪstɪkl]
Definition
(adj.) of or relating to statistics; 'statistical population' .
Edited by Augustus--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Of or pertaining to statistics; as, statistical knowledge, statistical tabulation.
Editor: Quentin
Examples
- The statistical method is of use only to those who have found it out. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- The deadly statistical clock very hollow. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- But all statistical devices are open to abuse and require constant correction. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- That impertinent fellow who goes from house to house is one of the real masters of the statistical situation. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- But look here, old fellow; its not at all statistical and it's rather odd. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- This is achieved principally by absorbing into your thinking a lively doubt about all classifications and general terms, for they are the basis of statistical measurement. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- For here is this nation which sixteen years ago vibrated ecstatically to that magic word Prosperity; to-day statistical rhetoric about size induces little but excessive boredom. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
Editor: Quentin