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analytical
Adjective
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When someone is analytical, that person is skilled in using analysis.
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An analytical method or technique breaks down an object or idea into its smaller parts.
The old analytical approach to science was done, and a new approach is needed.
The analytical techniques of websites like Google can find very detailed information.
statistics
Noun
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Statistics are numbers about information.
New crime statistics that show the number of crimes is decreasing.
The government published new unemployment statistics for the month of June.
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Statistics is the science of using and understanding those numbers.
To do research, it's important to understand simple statistics such as averages and standard deviations.
Statistics is a kind of mathematics.