2010•Allergologia et ImmunopathologiaOpen access

Statistical inference: Hypothesis testing

Manuela Expósito Ruíz, Sabina Pérez-Vicente, Francisco Rivas‐Ruiz

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The aim of statistical inference is to predict the parameters of a population, based on a sample of data. Inferential statistics encompasses the estimation of parameters and model predictions. The present article describes the hypothesis tests or statistical significance tests most commonly used in healthcare research.

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Key concepts: Statistical inference, Statistical hypothesis testing, Medicine, Inference, Statistics, Fiducial inference, Statistical significance, Frequentist inference