statistical probability
collocation in Englishmeaningsofstatisticalandprobability
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statistical
adjective
uk/stəˈtɪs.tɪ.kəl/us/stəˈtɪs.tɪ.kəl/
relating ...
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probability
noun[C or U]
uk/ˌprɒb.əˈbɪl.ə.ti/us/ˌprɑː.bəˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/
the level of possibility of something happening or ...
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(Definition ofstatisticalandprobabilityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Statisticalprobabilitywas the rank of the observed median relative to the 999 simulations.
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My location at any given moment is only astatisticalprobability, nothing more.
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Regions are color coded to reflect thresholds forstatisticalprobabilitylevels: 5.02 = 0.001 corrected, 4.57 = 0.01 corrected, 4.16 = 0.05 corrected, 3.09 = 0.001 uncorrected.
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The rank of the median value of the real data relative to 999 simulations should therefore yield a reasonable value ofstatisticalprobabilitythat the distribution was indeed clustered.
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The amendment contains the words "relies upon a factor other than or in addition tostatisticalprobability".
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Of course, such a statement ignores thestatisticalprobabilityof winning, which becomes greater the higher the value of the premium bond.
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Thestatisticalprobabilityis that the crime figures are much higher than those reported.
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Presumably a substantial risk means a higher degree ofstatisticalprobabilitythan merely an unqualified risk.
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It is not just astatisticalprobabilitythat some patients will suffer from the delay in diagnosing and treating serious illnesses: it is a certainty.
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The only argument that is left is whether there are other reasons than thestatisticalprobabilitythat should be weighed.
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It is a highly complicated matter requiring long testing times, and there is astatisticalprobabilityabout the result.
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Natural hazards such as flooding are not always bound by the laws ofstatisticalprobabilitynor do they lend themselves to easy or quick solutions.
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Sadly, reality does not always matchstatisticalprobability.
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They are aided by the much higherstatisticalprobabilitythat the persistent offender will be clamped.
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An enormous number of eggs would have to be tested to be able to say safely that thestatisticalprobabilitywas that a flock was salmonella-free.
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In other words, one does not make the decision purely on astatisticalprobabilitybut on what is going to happen if the woman has an abnormal child.
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Meanwhile, many persistent offenders have already been caught both through police efforts and because continually flouting the parking regulations increases thestatisticalprobabilitythat they will be clamped.
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As a matter ofstatisticalprobability, there are much more likely to be incidents or offences at airports or in and around aircraft which concern consuls than in ships themselves.
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They also pointed out that thestatisticalprobabilitywas that there would not be more than one or, at the most, two young people on a jury.
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It does not describe astatisticalprobabilitydistribution, and does not have an associated mathematical formula.
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