Frequentist inferenceFrequentist inference is a type of statistical inference based in frequentist probability, which treats “probability” in equivalent terms to “frequency” and draws conclusions from sample-data by means of emphasizing the frequency or proportion of findings in the data. Frequentist-inference underlies frequentist statistics, in which the well-established methodologies of statistical hypothesis testing and confidence intervals are founded. The primary formulation of frequentism stems from the presumption that statistics could be perceived to have been a probabilistic frequency.
Credible intervalIn Bayesian statistics, a credible interval is an interval within which an unobserved parameter value falls with a particular probability. It is an interval in the domain of a posterior probability distribution or a predictive distribution. The generalisation to multivariate problems is the credible region. Credible intervals are analogous to confidence intervals and confidence regions in frequentist statistics, although they differ on a philosophical basis: Bayesian intervals treat their bounds as fixed and the estimated parameter as a random variable, whereas frequentist confidence intervals treat their bounds as random variables and the parameter as a fixed value.
Likelihood principleIn statistics, the likelihood principle is the proposition that, given a statistical model, all the evidence in a sample relevant to model parameters is contained in the likelihood function. A likelihood function arises from a probability density function considered as a function of its distributional parameterization argument.
Inférence bayésiennevignette|Illustration comparant les approches fréquentiste et bayésienne (Christophe Michel, 2018). L’inférence bayésienne est une méthode d'inférence statistique par laquelle on calcule les probabilités de diverses causes hypothétiques à partir de l'observation d'événements connus. Elle s'appuie principalement sur le théorème de Bayes. Le raisonnement bayésien construit, à partir d'observations, une probabilité de la cause d'un type d'événements.
Signification statistiquevignette|statistique En statistiques, le résultat d'études qui portent sur des échantillons de population est dit statistiquement significatif lorsqu'il semble exprimer de façon fiable un fait auquel on s'intéresse, par exemple la différence entre 2 groupes ou une corrélation entre 2 données. Dit autrement, il est alors très peu probable que ce résultat apparent soit en fait trompeur s'il n'est pas dû, par exemple, à un , trop petit ou autrement non représentatif (surtout si la population est très diverse).
Coverage probabilityIn statistics, the coverage probability, or coverage for short, is the probability that a confidence interval or confidence region will include the true value (parameter) of interest. It can be defined as the proportion of instances where the interval surrounds the true value as assessed by long-run frequency. The fixed degree of certainty pre-specified by the analyst, referred to as the confidence level or confidence coefficient of the constructed interval, is effectively the nominal coverage probability of the procedure for constructing confidence intervals.
Confidence regionIn statistics, a confidence region is a multi-dimensional generalization of a confidence interval. It is a set of points in an n-dimensional space, often represented as an ellipsoid around a point which is an estimated solution to a problem, although other shapes can occur. Confidence interval#Meaning and interpretation The confidence region is calculated in such a way that if a set of measurements were repeated many times and a confidence region calculated in the same way on each set of measurements, then a certain percentage of the time (e.
Maximum a posterioriL'estimateur du maximum a posteriori (MAP), tout comme la méthode du maximum de vraisemblance, est une méthode pouvant être utilisée afin d'estimer un certain nombre de paramètres inconnus, comme les paramètres d'une densité de probabilité, reliés à un échantillon donné. Cette méthode est très liée au maximum de vraisemblance mais en diffère toutefois par la possibilité de prendre en compte un a priori non uniforme sur les paramètres à estimer.
Statistical assumptionStatistics, like all mathematical disciplines, does not infer valid conclusions from nothing. Inferring interesting conclusions about real statistical populations almost always requires some background assumptions. Those assumptions must be made carefully, because incorrect assumptions can generate wildly inaccurate conclusions. Here are some examples of statistical assumptions: Independence of observations from each other (this assumption is an especially common error). Independence of observational error from potential confounding effects.
Test du χ²En statistique, le test du khi carré, aussi dit du khi-deux, d’après sa désignation symbolique , est un test statistique où la statistique de test suit une loi du sous l'hypothèse nulle. Par exemple, il permet de tester l'adéquation d'une série de données à une famille de lois de probabilité ou de tester l'indépendance entre deux variables aléatoires. Ce test a été proposé par le statisticien Karl Pearson en 1900.
Statistical theoryThe theory of statistics provides a basis for the whole range of techniques, in both study design and data analysis, that are used within applications of statistics. The theory covers approaches to statistical-decision problems and to statistical inference, and the actions and deductions that satisfy the basic principles stated for these different approaches. Within a given approach, statistical theory gives ways of comparing statistical procedures; it can find a best possible procedure within a given context for given statistical problems, or can provide guidance on the choice between alternative procedures.
Maximum spacing estimationIn statistics, maximum spacing estimation (MSE or MSP), or maximum product of spacing estimation (MPS), is a method for estimating the parameters of a univariate statistical model. The method requires maximization of the geometric mean of spacings in the data, which are the differences between the values of the cumulative distribution function at neighbouring data points.
