The purpose of this section is to list a lot of definitions that are commonly used in statistics, and certainly will come up frequently in this course. A. Introduction Statistical methods are used to derive conclusions based on empirical data.
Empirical data are measurements derived either from observations or experiments.
Whenever you look at the thermometer outside, or step on the scale to see how much weight you've gained over Christmas, you have just recorded empirical data. Deductive reasoning Mathematics employs deductive reasoning, in which the conclusions follow logically from the preceding arguments and premises. Therefore Canada is larger than Bulgaria.