Talk:Applied statistics

Help welcomed

My personal experience of this subject does not extend beyond economic statistics and quality control, so I should welcome inputs that put me right on other aspects. Also, I have had no mathematical training beyond the basic necessities of a professional engineer, so a mathematical input for the same purpose would also be welcome. By way of explanation of my drafting I should explain that I have in mind a readership of graduates and undergraduates that are neither statisticians nor mathematicians but may want to use statistics in their work or leisure. In view of the magnitude of the subject, I am trying to touch briefly upon most aspects, but long enough only to convey its flavour and provide links to authoritative references. I think that my cautionary notes in the text are justified by the damage done by the misuse of statistics, especially by my mathematical fellow-economists and their dramatic misapplication of statistics to financial risk assessment. Nick Gardner 14:46, 28 June 2009 (UTC)

My thanks for help with definitions - and I look forward to further initiatives from mathematicians in creating further definitions. I would point out, however, that a definition that contains undefined terms is unhelpful. The current defimition of "sample" is a case in point. In my opinion it cannot be allowed to stand. Nick Gardner 06:00, 30 June 2009 (UTC)