The phrase "compelling number" is correct and can be used in written English.
You can use it to describe a numerical figure that is particularly convincing or impactful. For example, you could say, "The research team presented a compelling number of 30,000 new customers acquired over the past year."
"That is a pretty stark and compelling number," said Geoffrey Garin, a leading Democratic pollster, who said his surveys have similar results.
Furthermore, the combination will create a more competitive marketplace by establishing a compelling number two competitor for Internet search and online advertising.
The combination of Microsoft and Yahoo! will create a more competitive marketplace by establishing a compelling number two competitor for Internet search and online advertising.
A compelling number of studies have shown that psychiatric disorders are marked by a diminished size of the hippocampal formation, which may contribute to functional deficits, such as learning and memory impairment and mood dysregulation (Geuze et al., 2005; Lucassen et al., 2006).
Beyond these compelling numbers, there are lessons to be learned in the political arena.
Among these independents, and these are probably the most compelling numbers, Mr Obama's platform still got a higher grade than Mr Romney's, but by a much smaller margin than in the group as a whole.
Initial accommodation centres and detention centres are also missing a trick by not offering HIV testing, a scheme which has already been shown to flag up compelling numbers of positive tests and prompt referral of HIV-positive people into appropriate care.
Alabama's state and local tax take, now the lowest per person in the country, will still be near the bottom.Love thine enemyDespite these compelling numbers, the governor must overcome two of his state's most engrained characteristics if his scheme is to fare better than previous, abortive, efforts at tax reform.
Even given the horrible click rates, those are very compelling numbers.
On that front, Baptiste doesn't have any compelling numbers to share, though he does say that 2013 will be "a very significant revenue year".
Let's start with the obvious and compelling numbers: About half of the U.S. adult population is actively using social media Web sites, according to a Travelers Enterprise market research study conducted in August.
