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nonstatistical

nonstatistical

1 6.9
Not based on numbers or formal tests but on words and observations
  • adjective
  • /ˌnɒnstəˈtɪstɪkəl/
: no estadístico
  • Statistical or nonstatistical procedures can glean the general trend or slope of achievement (Ardoin et al., 2010).
  • nonstatistical trend

Examples

  • However, there were nonstatistical trends noted in the responses to some of the questions.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Researchers sometimes identify nonstatistical patterns that suggest underlying behaviors even without numerical data.

  • This was surely the study of judicial and related behavior; however, it was nonstatistical.

    Academic text (1992)
  • However, there were nonstatistical trends that indicated there might be better noise tolerance and better hearing in noisy environments when the stapedius tendon is preserved.

    Academic text (1999)
  • A nonstatistical trend indicated that the group whose tendon was preserved recovered more rapidly than the group whose tendon was sacrificed (p < 0.10).

    Academic text (1999)
  • Nonstatistical ideographic procedures include visual analysis of trend, level, and variability, or the split-middle technique (Tawney & Gast, 1984).

    Academic text (2012)
  • However, there was a nonstatistical trend showing that fewer patients felt their hearing was greatly improved after second-ear surgery (57% and 43%, respectively) compared with after first-ear surgery (66% and 75%, respectively; p<0.20).

    Academic text (1999)
  • In psychology, nonstatistical observations can offer insights into human behavior that numbers alone may not reveal.

  • The report highlighted several nonstatistical factors that contributed to the project's success, beyond what the data indicated.

Antonyms

statistical
  • Specialized
131 4.1

Information that uses numbers collected to show facts

Surface Forms

nonstatistical positive

Morphology

nonstatistical = statistical (transparent) = non + statistic + al

Formed by the productive prefix 'non-' attached to the familiar adjective 'statistical', so the meaning 'not statistical' is directly inferable by learners.

Etymology

Nonstatistical breaks into non- meaning 'not' and statistical from statistics, which is about 'numbers' and the study of data. So nonstatistical means not based on numbers or statistical methods, for example using interviews or observations instead of number counts.