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Statistics

Why is it interesting?

For many extremely illuminating visualizations, see http://students.brown.edu/seeing-theory/


  • Probability is starting with an animal, and figuring out what footprints it will make
  • Statistics is seeing a footprint, and guessing the animal.

Probability is straightforward: you have the bear. Measure the foot size, the leg length, and you can deduce the footprints. "Oh, Mr. Bubbles weighs 400lbs and has 3-foot legs, and will make tracks like this." More academically: "We have a fair coin. After 10 flips, here are the possible outcomes."

Statistics is harder. We measure the footprints and have to guess what animal it could be. A bear? A human? If we get 6 heads and 4 tails, what're the chances of a fair coin?#

A Brief Introduction to Probability & Statistics by Kalid Azad


Important related concepts:

Layman

Explanations in this section should contain no formulas, but instead colloquial things like you would hear them during a coffee break or at a cocktail party.

Student

Recommended Reading:

Researcher

Examples

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advanced_tools/statistics.txt · Last modified: 2022/09/07 01:21 by laserblue