statistical inference

noun

The drawing of conclusions about a population from a random sample drawn from it, or, more generally, about a random process from its observed behavior during a finite period of time.

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Meanings

nounstatistical inference (countable and uncountable, plural statistical inferences)

plural statistical inferences

  1. countableuncountablemathematicsThe drawing of conclusions about a population from a random sample drawn from it, or, more generally, about a random process from its observed behavior during a finite period of time.

Translations

Catalan inferència estadística
  • inferència estadísticadrawing conclusions from a random sample
Chinese Mandarin 推論統計學 /推论统计学
  • 推論統計學 /推论统计学 (tuīlùn tǒngjìxué)drawing conclusions from a random sample
Dutch statistische inferentie
  • statistische inferentiedrawing conclusions from a random sample
Finnish tilastollinen päättely
  • tilastollinen päättelydrawing conclusions from a random sample
French inférence statistique
  • inférence statistiquedrawing conclusions from a random sample
German statistische Inferenz
  • statistische Inferenzdrawing conclusions from a random sample
Italian inferenza statistica
  • inferenza statisticadrawing conclusions from a random sample
Japanese 統計的推論
  • 統計的推論 (tōkeiteki suiron)drawing conclusions from a random sample
Korean 통계추리
  • 통계추리 (tonggyechuri)drawing conclusions from a random sample
Norwegian Bokmål statistisk inferens
  • statistisk inferensdrawing conclusions from a random sample
Polish wnioskowanie statystyczne
  • wnioskowanie statystycznedrawing conclusions from a random sample
Portuguese inferência estatística
  • inferência estatísticadrawing conclusions from a random sample
Russian статистический вывод
  • статистический вывод (statističeskij vyvod)drawing conclusions from a random sample
Spanish inferencia estadística
  • inferencia estadísticadrawing conclusions from a random sample
Tamil புள்ளியியல் உய்த்துணர்வு
  • புள்ளியியல் உய்த்துணர்வு (puḷḷiyiyal uyttuṇarvu)drawing conclusions from a random sample
Turkish istatistiki çıkarım
  • istatistiki çıkarımdrawing conclusions from a random sample
Ukrainian статисти́чне висно́вування
  • статисти́чне висно́вування (statystýčne vysnóvuvannja)drawing conclusions from a random sample
Cite this entry
APA

statistical inference. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/statistical%20inference

MLA

“statistical inference.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/statistical%20inference. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “statistical inference,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/statistical%20inference.

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