Term: Inferential Analysis

Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2006-10-20

Definition:

Inferential statistics allow one to draw conclusions or inferences from data. Usually this means coming to conclusions about a population on the basis of data describing a sample. Statistical inference uses probability and information about a sample to draw conclusions ("inferences") about a population or about how likely it is that a result could have been obtained by chance.

Related terms 

• Descriptive Analyses

References 

• Lix L, Yogendran M, Burchill C, Metge C, McKeen N, Moore D, Bond R. Defining and Validating Chronic Diseases: An Administrative Data Approach. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2006. [Report] [Summary] (View)