statistic
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A close look at where all the spending is coming from, however, also reveals fractures in the economy that a broad statistic like GDP cannot.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026
The organisation said the statistic highlighted a need to improve confidence in CPR and using defibrillators in the region.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
That’s the highest number since FactSet first started tracking the statistic some 20 years ago, the report said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 4, 2026
That’s a sobering statistic for the Chargers, Houston Texans and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, all winless so far.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
Another example of a technically correct yet misleading statistic is the fact that heart disease and cancer are the two leading killers of Americans.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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
Whisper it quietly, but the statistics say video assistant referee decisions have been pretty good in the Premier League so far this season.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026
This helped lift overall industrial production by 0.7 percent for the month, said statistics agency Destatis, above analyst expectations of a far smaller increase.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026
Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh has signaled both greater interest in what forward-looking markets are saying about the economy and skepticism about leaning on backward-looking monthly statistics to set rates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
He’s safe inside statistics and diagnoses and actionable next steps.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
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