1.   The risk rating is a statistical measure of the probability of failure for companies with negative Z-Score.

2.   The last term is the difference between the first two columns, not the more complex statistical measure.

3.   But American women no longer rank higher than women in any other country in their share of statistical measures of well-being.

4.   But the most sophisticated statistical measures suggest that nobody can touch the Giants left fielder for consistent, year-in, year-out, all-around performance.

5.   By almost every statistical measure, share prices have been suffering some of the worst declines in more than a decade this August.

6.   Either way, the statistical measures are largely academic.

7.   Fidelity said the SEC should allow funds to experiment with different forms of disclosure rather than require publication of the statistical measures.

8.   Instead of using one statistical measure to choose a portfolio, an investor should consider how much risk he is willing to take before assembling it.

9.   Levitt, who had previously voiced support for the more rigorous statistical measures, backed away from that view Friday.