statistic
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The 'xG' - expected goals - statistic suggests Spurs should have scored three or four goals this season, but their non-penalty xG per shot this season is just 0.066.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
The second most insignificant statistic might be a team’s record after Game 1.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
Changes in the statistic from year to year reflect changes in public health.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
The table below compares the model’s predictive power with that of the simple E/P ratio, focusing on a statistic known as the r-squared over the last 50 years.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
Though it’s been quoted widely since then, the statistic isn’t strong enough to support the burden placed on it.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
Tarlov games out numerous scenarios with recommendations on how to deploy statistics and when to lighten up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
Robinson has ruled England's summer, taking his 28 wickets at an average of 9.32; the sort of statistics in keeping with Test cricket from before World War I.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
The median full-time worker makes $65,000 each year, based on annualized Labor Department statistics for the second quarter.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
So inflation statistics don’t capture how far out of reach owning a home has become for many Americans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
There is of course a legitimate concern about reducing complicated phenomena to simple numerical scales or statistics.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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