statistic
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What that statistic misses, though, is a lot less hiring of young people in white-collar roles such as software development since ChatGPT launched.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
That was the highest share since the National Association of Realtors began tracking the statistic in 2003, the trade group said in its annual Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026
To appreciate the strength of its track record in this regard, consider a statistic known as the r-squared.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026
Perhaps the most sobering statistic in this documentary is that there are eight million adults in the UK who struggle with even basic levels of literacy.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
Tony had already joined that statistic; Mary wanted to keep Wes away from the same fate.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
She says educational statistics in the area are "really poor", adding: "This is our attempt to try and bring up the educational standards of the young people."
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026
Russia has suffered more than 450,000 military deaths since the start of the war, according to data from Russian official statistics agency Rosstat obtained by hackers linked to Ukraine and the Belarusian opposition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
With cancer rates increasing across a broad range of ages, the researchers emphasize the need to keep tracking national cancer statistics as new registry information becomes available each year.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 12, 2026
An additional 21% are no-party-preference voters, according to statistics from the California secretary of state’s office.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2026
A study indicates that whether or not a department has a mathematics or a statistics requirement is the most important single determinant of where a woman will attend graduate school to study political science.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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