inferential statistics

noun

1. (functioning as singular) another name for statistical inference

Example Sentences

The theoretically more interesting field of inferential statistics uses probability theory to make predictions, to estimate important characteristics of a population, and to test the validity of hypotheses.

From Literature

“I’d rather not have any inferential statistics at all than have some that we know aren’t valid,” he says.

From Nature

Jan de Ruiter, a cognitive scientist at Bielefeld University in Germany, tweeted: “NHST is really problematic”, but added that banning all inferential statistics is “throwing away the baby with the p-value”.

From Nature

“You can’t do science without some sort of inferential statistics.”

From Nature