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* '''[[w:Statistical inference|Statistical inference]]''' is the process of drawing conclusions from data that are subject to random variation, for example, observational errors or sampling variation. ( Wikipedia )
* '''[[w:Statistical inference|Statistical inference]]''' is the process of drawing conclusions from data that are subject to random variation, for example, observational errors or sampling variation. ( Wikipedia )
* In [[w:statistical inference|statistical inference]] of observed data of a [[w:scientific experiment|scientific experiment]], the '''[[w:null hypothesis|null hypothesis]]''' refers to a general or default position: that there is no relationship between two measured phenomena. ( Wikipedia )

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  • Statistical inference is the process of drawing conclusions from data that are subject to random variation, for example, observational errors or sampling variation. ( Wikipedia )