Statistics is a branch of math that involves the collection, description, analysis, and inference of conclusions from quantitative data. But what is a statistic? Let’s find out. The word ...

Here I give an overview of statistical approaches to population association studies, including preliminary analyses (Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium testing, inference of phase and missing data, and ...

Topics in nonasymptotic direct computational methods for statistical inference in data mining. Background in probability and statistics required ...

Robert E. Kass, Statistical Inference: The Big Picture, Statistical Science, Vol. 26, No. 1 (February 2011), pp. 1-9 ...

Chaotic ecological dynamic systems defy conventional statistical analysis. Systems with near-chaotic dynamics are little better. Such systems are almost invariably driven by endogenous dynamic ...

Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series A (Statistics in Society), Vol. 158, No. 3 (1995), pp. 419-466 (48 pages) This paper takes a broad, pragmatic view of statistical inference to include ...

Econometrics uses economic theory, mathematics, and statistical inference to quantify economic phenomena. In other words, it turns theoretical economic models into useful tools for economic ...