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10 Language-to-English DictionariesStatistical Inference
/stəˈtɪs.tɪ.kəl ˈɪn.fɚ.əns/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The process of drawing conclusions about a population based on a sample of data.
"Statistical inference allows researchers to make predictions about a larger group based on the results from a smaller sample." - 2
A method in statistics that uses data from a sample to infer properties of an underlying distribution.
"Using statistical inference, the scientist was able to estimate the average height of all the trees in the forest."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'statistical' originates from the Latin 'status', meaning 'state', and evolved through Italian 'statistica' in the 18th century, referring to the analysis of data related to the state. 'Inference' comes from the Latin 'inferre', meaning 'to bring in', which has been used in English since the late 14th century to denote the act of deriving logical conclusions.
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inférence statistique
Transliteration: ɛ̃.feʁ.ɑ̃s ta.tis.tik
"L'inférence statistique permet de tirer des conclusions à partir d'un échantillon."
statistische Inferenz
Transliteration: ʃtaˈtɪstɪʃə ɪnˈfɛʁɛnts
"Die statistische Inferenz hilft, aus einer Stichprobe Rückschlüsse zu ziehen."
inferenza statistica
Transliteration: in.feˈren.tsa sta.tiˈstika
"L'inferenza statistica è fondamentale per analizzare i dati."
inferencia estadística
Transliteration: in.feˈɾen.sja es.taˈðis.ti.ka
"La inferencia estadística permite hacer estimaciones sobre una población."
inferência estatística
Transliteration: ĩ.feˈɾẽ.si.a es.taˈtʃis.tʃika
"A inferência estatística é crucial para a pesquisa de dados."
सांख्यिकीय अनुमान
Transliteration: sāṅkhyikīya anumān
"सांख्यिकीय अनुमान डेटा के नमूने से निष्कर्ष निकालने की प्रक्रिया है।"
统计推断
Transliteration: tǒngjì tuīduàn
"统计推断可以帮助我们从样本数据中得出结论。"
통계적 추론
Transliteration: tonggyejeok chulon
"통계적 추론은 샘플 데이터를 기반으로 결론을 도출하는 데 사용됩니다."
統計的推論
Transliteration: とうけいてきすいろん
"統計的推論はサンプルデータから結論を導き出すために使用されます。"
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