Noun
statistical analysis (countable and uncountable, plural statistical analyses)
The process of examining data to draw conclusions or insights, and determine cause-and-effect patterns between events; for example determining the safety and efficacy of new drugs by drawing out a probability as to whether the fact that a patient got better (or worse) was due to the drug or some other (perhaps random) factor.
Computerized medical records will enable statistical analysis to be used to determine which treatments are most effective. Temple Grandin