The previous two lessons both describe data reduction principles in the following way. A function T(x) of the sample is specified, and the principle states that if x and y are two sample points with…
In this lesson, an important function in statistic, called the likelihood function, is introduced. This function can also be used to summarize data. There are many ways to use the likelihood…
The information in a random sample is used to make inferences about an unknown parameter theta. If the sample size n is large, then the observed sample is a long list of numbers that is difficult, if…
2016 Baylor Libraries Symposium: Thomas Paine's Rights of Man Keynote Speaker 2016 September 29 Gregory Claeys - Royal Holloway, University of London Paine's Rights of Man: Yesterday,…