{"product_id":"fundamentals-of-statistical-inference-norbert-hirschauer-9783030990909","title":"Fundamentals of Statistical Inference: What Is the Meaning of Random Error?","description":"This book provides a coherent description of foundational matters concerning statistical inference and shows how statistics can help us make inductive inferences about a broader context, based only on a limited dataset such as a random sample drawn from a larger population. By relating those basics to the methodological debate about inferential errors associated with \u003ci\u003ep\u003c\/i\u003e-values and statistical significance testing, readers are provided with a clear grasp of what statistical inference presupposes, and what it can and cannot do. To facilitate intuition, the representations throughout the book are as non-technical as possible.\u003cbr\u003eThe central inspiration behind the text comes from the scientific debate about good statistical practices and the replication crisis. Calls for statistical reform include an unprecedented methodological warning from the \u003ci\u003eAmerican Statistical Association\u003c\/i\u003e in 2016, a special issue \"Statistical Inference in the 21st Century: A World Beyond \u003ci\u003ep\u003c\/i\u003e The American Statistician in 2019, and a widely supported call to \"Retire statistical significance\" in \u003ci\u003eNature\u003c\/i\u003e in 2019.\u003cbr\u003eThe book elucidates the probabilistic foundations and the potential of sample-based inferences, including random data generation, effect size estimation, and the assessment of estimation uncertainty caused by random error. Based on a thorough understanding of those basics, it then describes the \u003ci\u003ep\u003c\/i\u003e-value concept and the null-hypothesis-significance-testing ritual, and finally points out the ensuing inferential errors. This provides readers with the competence to avoid ill-guided statistical routines and misinterpretations of statistical quantities in the future.\u003cp\u003eIntended for readers with an interest in understanding the role of statistical inference, the book provides a prudent assessment of the knowledge gain that can be obtained from a particular set of data under consideration of the uncertainty caused by random error. More particularly, it offers an accessible resource for graduate students as well as statistical practitioners who have a basic knowledge of statistics. Last but not least, it is aimed at scientists with a genuine methodological interest in the above-mentioned reform debate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Norbert Hirschauer, Sven Gr?er, Oliver Muﾟhoff\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3030990907\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783030990909\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Springer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/20\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 132\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.32d","brand":"Norbert Hirschauer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44069272617215,"sku":"9783030990909","price":54.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_eacffc05-f278-416d-9d97-d757467433d5.jpg?v=1685423798","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fundamentals-of-statistical-inference-norbert-hirschauer-9783030990909","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}