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    Why do you think statisticians are asked to complete hypothesis testing? Can you think of examples in courts, in medicine, or in your area?

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    +2  Views: 11983 Answers: 4 Posted: 13 years ago
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      This is because statistical analysis is inherently a non-deterministic process, that is, we can never be 100 percent sure that something is going to happen definitely or not going to happen definitely. We can only say with a level of confidence and not absolutely. This is why words like 'prove' are not used and rather words like 'support', 'reject' etc. are used.>>>See here>>>http://www.brainmass.com/statistics/all-topics/99759

      13 years ago. Rating: 5
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        mycatsmom

        You get an A for the day, lindi .
        commented 10 years ago
        hector5559

        That sounds very Missodenistic,Miss Lindy,
        commented 9 years ago

        It's called number crunching.  By compiling the statistics, conclusions can be drawn, at least for the particular testing parameters. Duh.

        12 years ago. Rating: 4
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          Statistics don't lie, but statisticians do. You can put that on your statistics class essay exam.

          12 years ago. Rating: 2
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            doolittle

            You took the words right out of my mouth. When I took statistics that was the first thing the prof. said to us-LOL
            commented 12 years ago
            mycatsmom

            LOL
            commented 11 years ago

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            12 years ago. Rating: 1
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