statistic
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Consider a statistic known as the r-squared, which measures the extent to which one data series explains or predicts another.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
It has one of the highest rates of workplace deaths among developed countries, a grim statistic it has been trying to improve for decades.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
At first blush, his lifetime Wins Above Replacement of 0.3 would indicate that he’s little better than the fictional minor league “replacement player” to which MLB players are compared in calculating the statistic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026
That statistic comes from the LAHSA, a city-county joint agency that sends trained volunteers into the streets each February to count the people living there.
From Slate ● Jun. 3, 2026
Even though it would be his choice, the thought of being just another statistic for the scythes’ records infuriated him.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
And so we really were curious to find out from those experts what the statistics were going to be.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
There aren’t national statistics for the number of workers’ compensation lawyers, but Alaska and other states have faced shortages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
While the force did not have statistics for crimes on the Taff Trail for June, boys aged 13 and 11 were arrested earlier this month.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
The cost of health benefits has been rising since the second half of 2025 on a year-over-year basis, the agency’s statistics show.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
Roughly one-third of the planet already lived in chronic poverty, according to United Nations statistics.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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