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Analysis in an imperfect world
Author(s) -
Wallace Michael
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
significance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.123
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1740-9713
pISSN - 1740-9705
DOI - 10.1111/j.1740-9713.2020.01353.x
Subject(s) - imperfect , computer science , operations research , data science , history , law and economics , sociology , philosophy , mathematics , linguistics
When we observe the world, we sometimes make mistakes. Michael Wallace , on behalf of the measurement error topic group of the STRATOS Initiative, explains the potentially severe consequences of this often overlooked issue, and how statistics can help bring us back – or at least a little closer – to the truth