nonstatistically

1 8.2

In a way that does not use numbers or calculations

adverb
/nɒnstəˈtɪstɪkli/

: no estadísticamente

She presented her opinion nonstatistically, emphasizing qualitative observations rather than numerical data.

Examples

The findings were considered nonstatistically relevant, meaning they did not rely on statistical analysis.
The conclusions drawn from the survey were interesting but nonstatistically valid due to the small sample size.
Banks in counties with an additional year of coverage by double liability had a 1 percentage point lower probability of bank failure during the Panic of 1857, and a nonstatistically 1.3 percentage point lower probability of failure during the Panic of 1837 than banks in contiguous border counties without.

Academic text (2017)
In the aTTom (adjuvant Tamoxifen—to offer more?) trial, which again compared 5 versus 10 years of adjuvant tamoxifen, there was a nonstatistically significant trend in favor of the longer treatment.

Blog text (13)

Antonyms

statistically

100 4.3

In a way that uses numbers or data to show how often something happens

Surface Forms

nonstatistically positive

Morphology

nonstatistically = nonstatistical (transparent) = non + statistic + al + ly

Formed by adding the adverbial suffix '-ly' to 'nonstatistical'; the derivation from 'non-' + 'statistical' is straightforward.

Etymology

Nonstatistically is made of the prefix non- meaning 'not' and statistic meaning 'numbers or data'. So, to act nonstatistically is to describe or study something 'without numbers' or 'not by statistics', like talking about general trends in words instead of showing counts.