1Statistics
the science of data and making decisions under variability and uncertainty
2Example of Estimation/DescriptiveAnecdotal and Experiments
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3Example of hypothesis testing
"If I did this, how would it change?"
4Example of prediction
"If this happens, then this will occur"
5Types of Evidence
Anecdotal and Experiments
6Anecdotal Evidence
Evidence based on personal accounts of incidents
7Experimental Evidence
experimental and non-experimental studies that support the initial association
8Placebo
a fake drug used in the testing of medication
9Blinding
any individual associated with an experiment who is not aware of how subjects have been allocated to treatment groups
10Double Blinding
the act of blinding both the subjects of an experiment and the researchers who work with the subjects