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How to deal with different opinions in statistics and data analysis?
As I see it, there are a gap between theoretical work in statistics and real-world data analysis; and differences in opinions among applied statisticians with regards to their approaches to data analysis.
For an example of what I mean by a gap…
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What is Statistics?
I suggest to pause for a moment, sit back and think about this philosophical question. What are we doing when we are doing statistics? How to embed statistics into the landscape of modern science and engineering? Does the name properly reflect the…
Kostia
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