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Statistical inference at work : statistical process control as an example

Bakker, A; Kent, P; Derry, J; Noss, R; Hoyles, C; (2008) Statistical inference at work : statistical process control as an example. Statistics Education Research Journal , 7 (2) pp. 130-145. 10.52041/serj.v7i2.473. Green open access

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Abstract

To characterise statistical inference in the workplace this paper compares a prototypical type of statistical inference at work, statistical process control (SPC), with a type of statistical inference that is better known in educational settings, hypothesis testing. Although there are some similarities between the reasoning structure involved in hypothesis testing and SPC that point to key characteristics of statistical inference in general, there are also crucial differences. These come to the fore when we characterise statistical inference within what we call a “space of reasons” – a conglomerate of reasons and implications, evidence and conclusions, causes and effects.

Type: Article
Title: Statistical inference at work : statistical process control as an example
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.52041/serj.v7i2.473
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.52041/serj.v7i2.473
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Keywords: Statistics education research; Context; Evidence; Hypothesis testing; Space of reasons
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UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Culture, Communication and Media
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Education, Practice and Society
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1515667
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