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inferential and descriptive statistics  

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  • Statistics is a branch of applied mathematics used to inform scientific decision-making in the absence of complete information about phenomena of interest. The application of statistics is integral to the theory and practice of epidemiology because it allows an investigator to both describe characteristics of exposure and disease in targeted populations and make logical inferences about these populations based on samples of observations. [Source: Encyclopedia of Epidemiology; Inferential and Descriptive Statistics]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-FJMZ63T4-R

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