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The theory of statistics includes a number of topics: Statistical models of the sources of data and typical problem formulation: Sampling from a finite population Measuring observational error and refining procedures Studying statistical relations Planning statistical research to measure and control observational error: Design of experiments to determine treatment effects Survey sampling to describe natural populations Summarizing statistical data in conventional forms (also known as descriptive statistics) Choosing summary statistics to describe a sample Fitting probability distributions to sample data Interpreting statistical data is the final objective of all research: Common assumptions that we make Likelihood principle Estimating parameters Testing statistical hypotheses Revising opinions in statistics See also probability, statistics, list of statistical topics Categories: Statistics

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