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Hi all,
what is statistical independence in layman's terms?? I thought I had a basic understanding of it, but now I am not so sure.
For example: Wikipedia mentions on the page for the t distribution that t=Z/s where Z and s are independent, and Z = (sample mean - mean) and s is the sample sd divided by square root of n.
Given that any perturbation on the data that changes Z will (may) also change s, I am kind of slightly conflicted regarding my own idea of independence.
I am not so much looking for a textbook explaining what it is, or a link to some web page or other. I probably read those links that are the first 50 on google and got nowhere. Rather, I am humbly looking for an explanation that appeals to my braincells, the number of which is very, very limited.
Muchas gracias.
what is statistical independence in layman's terms?? I thought I had a basic understanding of it, but now I am not so sure.
For example: Wikipedia mentions on the page for the t distribution that t=Z/s where Z and s are independent, and Z = (sample mean - mean) and s is the sample sd divided by square root of n.
Given that any perturbation on the data that changes Z will (may) also change s, I am kind of slightly conflicted regarding my own idea of independence.
I am not so much looking for a textbook explaining what it is, or a link to some web page or other. I probably read those links that are the first 50 on google and got nowhere. Rather, I am humbly looking for an explanation that appeals to my braincells, the number of which is very, very limited.
Muchas gracias.
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- Statistical independence, what is it? I mean really, what is it??ElMaestro 2020-06-27 21:35
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- You’ve lost me now. Helmut 2020-06-28 21:55
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- Still not sure what you are aiming at… ElMaestro 2020-06-30 00:55
- Still not sure what you are aiming at… Helmut 2020-06-29 16:46
- Worded differently ElMaestro 2020-06-29 08:30
- You’ve lost me now. Helmut 2020-06-28 21:55
- Still none the wiser ElMaestro 2020-06-28 18:20
- Die don’t remember the last roll. Really. Helmut 2020-06-28 15:36
- Die don’t remember the last roll. Really. ElMaestro 2020-06-28 14:45
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- Statistical independence, what is it? I mean really, what is it?? ElMaestro 2020-07-01 09:42
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- Statistical independence, what is it? I mean really, what is it?? ElMaestro 2020-07-01 09:42
- Die don’t remember the last roll. Really. Helmut 2020-06-28 13:35
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