Statistical - Inference

Thomas Bayes

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Methods for drawing conclusions about a population from sample data

Two key methods

E.g., t-test – enables inferences about population beyond our data

Bayesian

Updating your beliefs by looking at the outside world is called “wiki/Bayesian inference





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