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| Statistics: Statistics is the practice of collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data to make informed decisions and draw conclusions about a phenomenon. It involves methods for summarizing, organizing, and presenting information. See also Data, Predictions, Generalization, Probability, Induction. _____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Gerhard Schurz on Statistics - Dictionary of Arguments
I 142 Acceptance interval/Schurz: the acceptance interval is part of the test statistic , i.e. examination given hypotheses. Confidence interval/Schurz : part of the inference statistics ; that is, Finding the most plausible hypotheses. >Hypotheses. I 143 Likelihood-Intuition/Schurz: the level of statistical probability of the sampling resultat E, given a statistical hypothesis H is used as an indicator for the plausibility of H given E - (s ) probability ( E I H ) = indicator of plausibility. ( H I S). >Likelihood, >Probability, >Probability theory. 147 Shielding/statistics/Reichenbach/Schurz: direct causes indirect shield from . - E.g. if the correlation of A and B is due to the common cause C, the correlation with constant values of the variable C will disappear. >Causes, >Correlation. Schu I 150 Apparent causality/apparent dependence/statistics/Schurz: Solution randomized experiments - detection of apparent causality modulo random errors . 1st, a sample is randomly divided into two samples and 2nd, the factor A is imposed by external intervention. - Then the remaining factors are equally distributed. >Causality, >Dependence._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Schu I G. Schurz Einführung in die Wissenschaftstheorie Darmstadt 2006 |
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