statistical technique

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meaningsofstatisticalandtechnique

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statistical
adjective
uk
/stəˈtɪs.tɪ.kəl/us
/stəˈtɪs.tɪ.kəl/
relating ...
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technique
noun[C or U]
uk
/tekˈniːk/us
/tekˈniːk/
a way of doing an activity that ...
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(Definition ofstatisticalandtechniquefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Astatisticaltechniquecommonly used in determining a profile is cluster analysis.
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The need for a robuststatisticaltechniquefor method comparison is critical.
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Nevertheless, there is sufficient consensus on the reliability of thestatisticaltechniquewe used (a time series regression), even when dealing with relatively few observations (4;12).
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It has presented an acoustic analysis of all stop consonants undergoing intervocalic weakening and has introduced an innovativestatisticaltechniquefor quantitative investigation of the construct of lenition.
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Direct comparison of the results of these studies to that presented here is difficult owing to the different samples and item data entered into the multivariatestatisticaltechnique.
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Thirdly, thestatisticaltechniqueformerly used to calculate needs was too arbitrary.
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Let us operate exactly the same methodology andstatisticaltechniquewith the present figures.
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He began by comparing the invention ofstatisticaltechniquewith the discovery of atomic energy.
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We then, using astatisticaltechnique, see whether there is any correlation between these factors and the actual expenditure of local authorities.
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The now widely used expression "regression analysis" is astatisticaltechniqueused to determine the relationship between a number of variables.
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Indeed, that is the point of the well-known and respectedstatisticaltechniqueknown as analysis of variance.
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If we took our time and had the staff and thestatisticaltechniqueand the accounting machinery, we could arrive at an answer.
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Sampling is quite a modernstatisticaltechnique, although it is the basis of the science of statistics.
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Alternatively, astatisticaltechniquemay be used to "optimize" the value of.
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Path analysis is astatisticaltechniquethat can be used with correlational data.
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Practical statistical techniques to handle this additional information are not available at this time.
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The methodology of analysis differs between studies and a variety of statistical techniques have been applied.
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Conjoint analysis, also called multi-attribute compositional models or stated preference analysis, is astatisticaltechniquethat originated in mathematical psychology.
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The researchers use three statistical techniques in the quantitative analysis of the data.
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