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Statistical thinking for 21st century scientists
Statistical science provides a wide range of concepts and methods for studying situations subject to unexplained variability. Such considerations enter fields ranging from particle physics and astrophysics to genetics, sociology and economics, and beyond; to associated areas of application such as e...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5470825/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28630933 http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.1700768 |
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description | Statistical science provides a wide range of concepts and methods for studying situations subject to unexplained variability. Such considerations enter fields ranging from particle physics and astrophysics to genetics, sociology and economics, and beyond; to associated areas of application such as engineering, agriculture, and medicine, in particular in clinical trials. Successful application hinges on absorption of statistical thinking into the subject matter and, hence, depends strongly on the field in question and on the individual investigators. It is the job of theoretical statisticians both to be alive to the challenges of specific applications and, at the same time, to develop methods and concepts that, with good fortune, will be broadly applicable. |
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spelling | pubmed-54708252017-06-19 Statistical thinking for 21st century scientists Cox, D. R. Efron, Bradley Sci Adv Reviews Statistical science provides a wide range of concepts and methods for studying situations subject to unexplained variability. Such considerations enter fields ranging from particle physics and astrophysics to genetics, sociology and economics, and beyond; to associated areas of application such as engineering, agriculture, and medicine, in particular in clinical trials. Successful application hinges on absorption of statistical thinking into the subject matter and, hence, depends strongly on the field in question and on the individual investigators. It is the job of theoretical statisticians both to be alive to the challenges of specific applications and, at the same time, to develop methods and concepts that, with good fortune, will be broadly applicable. American Association for the Advancement of Science 2017-06-14 /pmc/articles/PMC5470825/ /pubmed/28630933 http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.1700768 Text en Copyright © 2017, The Authors http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) , which permits use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, so long as the resultant use is not for commercial advantage and provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Reviews Cox, D. R. Efron, Bradley Statistical thinking for 21st century scientists |
title | Statistical thinking for 21st century scientists |
title_full | Statistical thinking for 21st century scientists |
title_fullStr | Statistical thinking for 21st century scientists |
title_full_unstemmed | Statistical thinking for 21st century scientists |
title_short | Statistical thinking for 21st century scientists |
title_sort | statistical thinking for 21st century scientists |
topic | Reviews |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5470825/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28630933 http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.1700768 |
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