Learning from One's Mistakes

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Title:

Learning from One's Mistakes

Url:

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1467-9639.1979.tb00742.x

Creator:

Lee, R.D.

Publisher:

Royal Statistical Society (Great Britain)

Description: Created by R.D. Lee for the Royal Statistics Society, this article describes an exercise, which highlights the effect of sampling without replacement in small populations, and leads to consideration of the relative importance of sample and population size when examining standard error. The author provides a number of exercises, an explanation of statistical errors and the importance of sample size. This is a brief, yet fine resource for those in the field of statistics.

LC Classification:

Science -- Mathematics -- Mathematical statistics -- Sampling distribution
Science -- Mathematics -- Mathematical statistics -- Study and teaching. Research
Science -- Mathematics -- Mathematical statistics -- Testing of hypotheses
Science -- Natural history. Biology -- Natural history (General) -- Study and teaching. Research. Nature study

GEM Subject:

Science -- Biology
Mathematics -- Statistics

Key Concept:

Biology
Mathematics -- Statistical errors
Mathematics -- Statistics

Resource Type:

Reference Material

Format:

Document -- HTML

Audience:

Educator
Learner

Education Level:

High School
Higher Education
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Lower Division)
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Upper Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Upper Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Lower Division)
Vocational/Professional Development Education

Language:

English

Access Rights:

Free access

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