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Theoretical and Applied Economics
No. 10 / 2006 (505)

Aspects about Statistical Inference

Constantin Anghelache
Georgeta Vintila
Madalina Dumbrava
Academia de Studii Economice Bucuresti

Abstract. There are two major types of data sources that can be used when a phenomenon or a variable is investigated: the population and the sample. Based upon the sample, various facts concerning the entire population can be deduced; this process is called statistical inference. A major problem of the inference is the variability.

Keywords: inference; population; sample; variability.

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