statistical inference

British  

noun

1. Also called: inferential statistics.  the theory, methods, and practice of forming judgments about the parameters of a population, usually on the basis of random sampling Compare hypothesis testing

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statistical inference

I think being opposed to statistical inference is weird.

From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026

The result was reached through massive supercomputer runs utilizing Bayesian statistical inference.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 28, 2023

Another way to make a statistical inference is to make a decision about the value of a specific parameter.

From Textbooks ● Nov. 29, 2017

At the heart of this reproducibility problem is the statistical inference methods used to validate research findings—specifically the concept of “statistical significance.”

From Scientific American ● Nov. 1, 2017

The fear, they say, is discrimination by statistical inference.

From New York Times ● Apr. 30, 2010