In this task, you are given a sentence or phrase in Xhosa. You must translate it to English in a way that is equivalent in terms of meaning and grammatically correct.

Ukusetyenziswa kwengqokelela-manani ukufumanisa impembelelo yenkqubo enikiweyo, kuthelekelelwe iimfuno zomkhosi ukuze uphumelele kwinjongo zawo, okanye ukufumana ubuchule obunefuthe kwimeko ethile
Use of statistics to determine the effectiveness of a given procedure, estimate the force requirements to achieve a given aim, or determine optimum tactics in a given situation

Ephambili kutshintsho yayimpumlo evetyekileyo endaweni yokwalatha enye.
A further change was to a snub nose instead of a pointed one.

Ifidi yokudibanisa.

Splicing fid.