1.  If box-office is seen as the most important statistic, the information has never been so abundant.

2.  Whereas the critical statistic in monetary models is the unanticipated increase in the money supply, the all important statistic in real models is the variance of capital productivity.

3.  But perhaps the most important statistic separating catalog companies from their Web-only competitors is customer acquisition cost.

4.  He said he figures that if another strategist unearths an important new statistic or trend, his clients will tell him.

5.  Lakers coach Del Harris is always quick to note that shooting percentage, not rebounding, is the most important statistic in separating wins from losses.

6.  Scioscia added that batting average alone is not as important a statistic as runs and RBI.

7.  The most important statistic other than the final score is the turnover ratio.

8.  The most important statistic, though, is their record.

9.  This is always an important economic statistic for the stock and bond markets.

10.  Trading was also restrained Wednesday as the market awaited the release of a number of important statistics this week.