Understanding Statistical Inference - statistics help

The most difficult concept in statistics is that of inference. This video explains what statistical inference is and gives memorable examples.

0:00 Introduction
0:22 Descriptive statistics and inferential statistics
1:00 Definition of inference
1:18 Examples of populations and samples
2:19 Three ideas underlying inference
4:00 Example of political poll
5:15 Margin of error for 1000 people is about 3%

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