statistical analysis

noun

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.

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Meanings

nounstatistical analysis (countable and uncountable, plural statistical analyses)

plural statistical analyses

  1. countableuncountableThe 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.

Translations

Finnish tilastollinen analyysi
  • tilastollinen analyysiprocess
Hungarian statisztikai analízis
  • statisztikai analízisprocess
Norwegian statistisk analyse
  • statistisk analyseprocess
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APA

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Chicago

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