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Statistical Inference: A Commentary for the Social and Behavioural Sciences

Michael W. Oakes

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Preface ON SIGNIFICANCE TESTS: The Logic of the Significance Test A Critique of Significance Tests Intuitive Statistical Judgements SCHOOLS OF STATISTICAL INFERENCE: Theories of Probability Further Points of Difference An Evaluation of the Major Schools of Statistical Inference THE ROLE OF STATISTICAL INFERENCE IN SOCIAL RESEARCH: Epilogue References.

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Key concepts: Statistical inference, Inference, Statistical significance, Statistical hypothesis testing, Fiducial inference, Frequentist inference, Statistical theory, Test (biology)