Abstract
Mathematics is essential to statistic. Nevertheless, overemphasizing the mathematical aspects of a statistical problem can cause the statistician to lose sight of important issues and distort the process of statistical reasoning. Mathematical manipulation from model to solution is only one link in a chain of statistical reasoning and statistics must be concerned with the strength of the chain as a whole.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 251-259 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series D: The Statistician |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1998 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Crossover trials
- Drug development
- Errors in variables
- Modelling