statistical

statistical — adjective

1. based on the collection and study of numbers and data to find patterns or test i

1.形容詞C1
釋義

based on the collection and study of numbers and data to find patterns or test ideas

例句

At the conference, Rachel presented a statistical analysis of local rain patterns over twenty years.

collocation: statistical analysis

The statistical significance of the results depends on the size of the sample group.

collocation: statistical significance

同義詞
  • numerical

    broader — anything expressed in numbers, not necessarily using statistical methods

  • quantitative

    focuses on measuring amounts rather than on the formal methods of statistics

  • empirical

    based on observation or experiment, which may or may not involve statistics

反義詞
  • anecdotal

    based on personal stories rather than on systematically collected data

  • qualitative

    concerned with qualities or descriptions rather than with numerical measurement

文法句型

statistical + noun

be + statistical

用法筆記

Commonly appears before nouns such as analysis, data, model, or significance, but also works as a predicate adjective: 'The results are purely statistical.'

常見錯誤

❌The results were statistic meaningful.
✅The results were statistically significant.
💡'statistical' is the base adjective; the adverb 'statistically' is needed before adjectives like 'significant.'