Difference between revisions of "Statistical Modeling"
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[[File:TempModel.png|300px|thumb|right|A model of global temperatures <ref>Cobb, Loren. The Causes of Global Warming: A Graphical Approach. 2007. Photograph. n.p. Web. 9 Oct 2012. <http://tqe.quaker.org/2007/TQE158-EN-GlobalWarming-V1.html>.</ref>]] | [[File:TempModel.png|300px|thumb|right|A model of global temperatures <ref>Cobb, Loren. The Causes of Global Warming: A Graphical Approach. 2007. Photograph. n.p. Web. 9 Oct 2012. <http://tqe.quaker.org/2007/TQE158-EN-GlobalWarming-V1.html>.</ref>]] | ||
− | '''Statistical Modeling''' is the process by which events of interest are approximated using statistical methods and interpretation. This can be very useful when trying to determine accuracy of collected data, or for approximating the course of an event which has not yet occurred. | + | '''Statistical Modeling''' is the process by which events of interest are approximated using statistical methods and interpretation. The goal of statistics is to bring uncertainty and complexity into an organized form, allowing it to be quantified.<ref>Kaplan, Daniel. Statistical Modeling: A Fresh Approach. 2nd ed. Saint Paul: Project Mosaic, 2012. vii. Print.</ref> |
+ | This can be very useful when trying to determine accuracy of collected data, or for approximating the course of an event which has not yet occurred. | ||
==Background== | ==Background== |
Revision as of 23:05, 9 October 2012
Statistical Modeling is the process by which events of interest are approximated using statistical methods and interpretation. The goal of statistics is to bring uncertainty and complexity into an organized form, allowing it to be quantified.[2] This can be very useful when trying to determine accuracy of collected data, or for approximating the course of an event which has not yet occurred.
Contents
Background
History
Types
Uses
Ethical Concerns
See Also
Data Mining
Data Aggregation Online
References
- ↑ Cobb, Loren. The Causes of Global Warming: A Graphical Approach. 2007. Photograph. n.p. Web. 9 Oct 2012. <http://tqe.quaker.org/2007/TQE158-EN-GlobalWarming-V1.html>.
- ↑ Kaplan, Daniel. Statistical Modeling: A Fresh Approach. 2nd ed. Saint Paul: Project Mosaic, 2012. vii. Print.