"This cannot be and is not a statistical coincidence," he added in a statement.
Statistical coincidence: The Giants have scored 228 points and have given up 228.
In the meantime, the N.H.L. seems to be taking the stance that the current epidemic is an unfortunate statistical coincidence and that no policy changes are warranted.
Mets fans, after watching Wheeler's disappointing home debut, can maybe find comfort in a statistical coincidence: in his third major league start on Aug. 5, 2012, against the San Diego Padres, the team ace Matt Harvey also allowed five runs and two home runs.
Another possibility is that the triple burst is simply a statistical coincidence.
But they're notoriously vulnerable to statistical coincidence, or illusory correlation.
In recent years, the so-called "eight-thousanders" have become a universal yardstick for success among high-altitude mountaineers: by statistical coincidence, there are only fourteen peaks standing higher than 8,000 meters (26,247 feet) above sea level.
Thus, the significant decrease of In100-elements in the randomized human database indicates that there is a significant enrichment of In100-element in the human genome and that the detected genomic distribution of In100 in the human genome is not a statistical coincidence.
This indicates that our finding is biologically plausible, rather than merely a statistical coincidence.
Authors' response: We did not claim that the lack of TAS in intracellular parasites and symbionts is a "statistical coincidence".
