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• n  a datum that can be represented numerically

• The statistic's origins are murky some cite a Victoria's Secret poll, others something from the Wacoal brand.
• Here's a little statistic that means a lot.
• Some adults dismissed the statistic as a blip.

News & Articles

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• Coaching carousel blasted by Spoelstra, Popovich
  By Frank Pingue SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - It is no coincidence the opposing head coaches in this year's NBA Finals are among the longest serving in the game. In a job that offers little security, ongoing success on the court is one of the few ways to survive. Since the regular season finished in mid-April, a dozen head coaches have been fired, a statistic that does not sit comfortably with Miami's ...
  June 15, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News
• NBA-Coaching carousel blasted by Spoelstra, Popovich
  By Frank Pingue SAN ANTONIO, June 14 (Reuters) - It is no coincidence the opposing head coaches in this year's NBA Finals are among the longest serving in the game. In a job that offers little security, ongoing success on the court is one of the few ways to survive. Since the regular season finished in mid-April, a dozen head coaches have been fired, a statistic that does not sit comfortably ...
  June 15, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! Sports
• Homeowners still underwater as market rebounds
  In recent weeks a statistic has surfaced at Maple Valley City Council meetings that 43 percent of homeowners in Maple Valley and Covington are underwater.
  June 13, 2013 - Covington Reporter

Quotes

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• Nicole Kidman in Ninemsn
  One in three women will encounter violence in some way, shape or form against them in their lifetime,said Kidman, who is seven months pregnant to her country music star husband Keith Urban. "That's an extraordinary statistic. Yet do we...
• Paul Pierce in 570 News
  It can always happen. We aren't counting on that statistic,Pierce said. "We want to take care of this on Father's Day."
• Derek Jeter in SI.com
  Whether or not the next GDP (gross domestic product) statistic, due in early June, shows another decline, I think the reasonable person, looking at all the information available, would come to the conclusion that the Australian economy ...... is in... Glenn Stevens http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_Stevens&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNGuRU28BvrMR9HmOVWZaa9yyIJvlA Times Online http://www.google.com/url?q=http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/economics/article6137783.ece&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNHN60v6wzmIYiG0HhqCYtEZUtguQw Apr 20, 2009 94301 125345 statistical While I know that voting for these awards is primarily based on differing opinions and statistical debates, it's also part of what makes baseball such a great sport," Jeter said in a statement issued by the Yankees.