statistical analysis
The process of examining data to draw conclusions or insights, and determine…The process of examining data to draw conclusions or insights, and determine cause-and-effect patterns between events; for example determining the safety and efficacy of new drugs by drawing out a probability as to whether the fact that a patient got better (or worse) was due to the drug or some other (perhaps random) factor.
» We've hired number crunchers to do the statistical analysis.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The process of examining data to draw conclusions or insights, and determine cause-and-effect patterns between events; for example determining the safety and efficacy of new drugs by drawing out a probability as to whether the fact that a patient got better (or worse) was due to the drug or some other (perhaps random) factor.
Examples
2 sentencesWe've hired number crunchers to do the statistical analysis.
The authors would like to thank Dr. Jackson for his statistical analyses.
Forms
plural: statistical analyses| Singular | statistical analysis |
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irregular
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable