Transcription of INTRODUCTION Uses of Probability and Statistics
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8 Resampling: The New StatisticsIntroductionWhat Kinds of Problems Shall We Solve?Probabilities and DecisionsWhether to Buy More TrucksTypes of StatisticsLimitations of Probability and StatisticsIntroductionUses of Probabilityand StatisticsThis chapter introduces you to Probability and Statistics . Firstcome examples of the kinds of practical problems that thisknowledge can solve for us. Next this INTRODUCTION discussesthe relationship of probabilities to decisions. Then comes a dis-cussion of the two general types of Statistics , descriptive andinferential. Following this is a discussion of the limitations ofprobability and Statistics . And last is a brief history of statis-tics. Most important, the chapter describes the types of prob-lems the book will the term statistic often scares and confuses people and indeed, the term has several sorts of meanings the chap-ter includes a short section on Types of Statistics .
Introduction—Uses of Probability and Statistics 9 statistics, I suggest that you merely glance over this Introduc-tion and then proceed directly with Chapter 1.
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