statistical

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NHS Education for Scotland, which records employment levels and vacancies, said differences in workforce policy and statistical methods mean staffing numbers, including GP count, are not the same as those elsewhere in the UK.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

“Jamie and I would talk every day after he brought this role for me. I didn’t want to be measured on VAR,” which stands for “value at risk,” a statistical measure that quantifies financial risk.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

We detailed the pool’s scoring system, its rules and the estimated number of participants, and we provided KenPom.com’s statistical metrics and Yahoo’s public pick distributions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

However, the predetermined statistical criterion was not met in the primary endpoint.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026

In the 1830s and 1840s, the Belgian scientist Adolphe Quetelet—an astronomer-turned-biologist—had begun to systematically measure human features and analyze them using statistical methods.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee