February, 2003
© 2000, 2001, 2003 Scott S. Emerson, M.D., Ph.D.
Session 1- Overview: 19
Role of Statistical Inference
A scientific study is conducted to answer some question
Prediction of values
·Single best estimate
·Interval estimates
Clustering of measurements across variables
Relationships among variables
·Distribution of measurements within groups
·Comparison of distributions across groups
·Interactions
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