Or all scores may be statistically reinterpreted as though each school had the same demographic mix.
So knowing the place of birth of a scientist may be statistically interesting, but nothing more.
And while the seven-figure publishing advance may be statistically rare, it is nevertheless far from unusual - or even new.
He added: "The Polish community is the largest national minority in the UK and, due to its visibility, may be statistically an easier target of xenophobic abuse.
The numbers of hit batsmen are up slightly from 278 to 300 in the first 412 games of both 1999 to 2000, which may be statistically meaningless.
But these I.Q.'s were just a few points lower, and while the numbers may be statistically significant, their practical significance remains in question.
Gun massacres, like other terrorist acts, may be statistically less significant than their sensational nature sometimes makes us think — but they are also far more needless than we have been forced to accept.
The world's population has exploded, and wars and killings are scrutinized and documented, so we are more aware of violence, even when it may be statistically less extensive.
In 135 years of Australian international batting, only Donald Bradman, who may be statistically the most remarkable performer in any sport, is unequivocally his superior.
It may be statistically true that today's kids eat more junk food than we did, but it would be difficult to find a contemporary 10-year-old whose consumption of sugar was greater than mine circa 1960, at least in my memory.
It may be statistically unusual (like the outsider winning a horse race).
