Introduction to Estimation
Chapter 10 introduces statistical inference, distinguishing it from the descriptive statistics you learned in earlier chapters.
I explain here how unknown population parameters can be estimated using known sample data, with a focus on estimating the population mean.
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What is the main difference between descriptive statistics and statistical inference?
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What does it mean to infer in the context of statistical inference?
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What are the two methods of making an inference?
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What is the unknown population parameter specifically dealt with in Chapter 10?
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