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I am looking for a way to express the equivalent of "statistically speaking,
..." (followed by a quote from a paper, or something like that), or pretty
much any other grammatical construction that works well for the subject of
quoting statistics or papers.

I know the word 統計, but that always results in very cumbersome (and probably
wrong) sentences, such as:

> 統計の論文を読んだ、  
>  統計の見方から、

I am sure Japanese people will understand what I try to express, but it's
hardly correct.

While I honestly care about the answer and do not know it, I have also made
this question for meta-discussion: [Who is our target
audience?](https://japanese.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/9/who-is-our-
target-audience/275#275)
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grammar vocabulary
"Statistically speaking ... "
try 統計的に言えば....

asked google translate and it makes sense + shorter than what you used and
seems more grammatically correct.
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> Statistically speaking 統計的に言えば

<http://www.raku-eigo.com/index.php?e=21>  
\- Since this is an NHK course (for English), I'd say the Japanese part is
pretty safe...
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Some more variations:

> 統計的には...
>
> Statistically, ...

Shorter version of 統計的に言えば.

~的 is quite versatile and, technically, it can be tacked on to almost any
noun. ex. お金的には (moneywise), 春的な (spring-like). But excessive or uncommon
usage will be frowned upon as slang.

> 統計的見地から言えば...
>
> From the standpoint of statistics, ...

Using 見地 adds objectivity and formality to your statement.

> 統計上は...
>
> According to statistics, ...

Depending on the context, this can sometimes imply that the speaker thinks the
truth doesn't lie in the numbers.
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