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
Deep in the data sheets published last month with the 2026 homeless count was a surprising statistic about change in Skid Row.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
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
"My dad was a person, he was not just a number or a statistic," she said.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
I thought of a statistic I wish I didn’t know: Half of marriages end in the year after a child’s death.
From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green
Maryam Tahmasebi, a professor of psychology and statistics in Los Angeles, her husband, Seyed Eissa Hashemi, and their teenage son - all permanent residents of the US - were detained by immigration agents in April.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
“But when we see statistics like a third of Gen Z men betting on sports at least weekly — some daily — that should give everyone pause.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
He called the statistics put up by Milwaukee Brewers prodigy Jacob Misiorowski “Koufaxian numbers.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
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
Both relied on a complex blend of statistics and instinct to crack puzzles.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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