statistic
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Bessent, in other words, picked the one statistic that told a happy story and built a press appearance around it, while the broader data he was being asked about pointed the other way.
From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2026
Consider a statistic known as the “R-squared,” which measures the degree to which a given stock-market indicator is able to predict or explain the market’s future return.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 12, 2026
The vanishing summer job is two experiences buried in one statistic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
Whenever Martinez is asked questions about the five-time Ballon d'Or winner, he has pointed to the same statistic in all his recent interviews - 25 goals in his past 31 games for the Selecao.
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026
I called him “the fact guy,” for how he seemed to have a statistic to match every little twist in a conversation.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
The statistics behind those stories are real: Younger adults are drinking less than previous generations did at the same age.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
Rebuilding statistics tell only part of the story.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Gross domestic product growth was 0.4% in the three months through June, the U.K.’s statistics agency said Thursday, matching a consensus of economists polled by The Wall Street Journal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
As these statistics also illustrate, there is no guarantee that the stock market will perform poorly this September.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
These are the children that don’t live up to the statistics.
From "Allegedly" by Tiffany D. Jackson
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