statistical

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"Like an LLM, VLA models act on statistical results from large training sets of similar scenarios, but that can lead to errors," said Scheutz.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

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

Taken together, the data provide statistical evidence of a structural shift in which the economy’s supply-demand balance remains resilient while inflationary pressures continue to build in the background, said Daiwa Securities economist Kenji Yamamoto.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 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

There are two sorts of errors that can be made in applying this or any statistical test; they’re called, imaginatively enough, Type I and Type II errors.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos