<P> Statistical inference makes propositions about a population , using data drawn from the population with some form of sampling . Given a hypothesis about a population , for which we wish to draw inferences , statistical inference consists of ( first ) selecting a statistical model of the process that generates the data and ( second ) deducing propositions from the model . </P>
<P> Statistical inference makes propositions about a population , using data drawn from the population with some form of sampling . Given a hypothesis about a population , for which we wish to draw inferences , statistical inference consists of ( first ) selecting a statistical model of the process that generates the data and ( second ) deducing propositions from the model . </P>
in doing statistical inference data are gathered by the process of
in doing statistical inference data are gathered by the process of
sampling
sampling