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Numbers appear in newspapers every day. Corporations assemble large quantities of data for their own use. Federal and state governments collect and summarize thousands upon thousands of pages of data. Scientists record the results of their observations. Many other individuals gather information in numerical form. These figures are not ends in themselves, but when properly analyzed and interpreted, they form sound bases for important decisions, valid conclusions, and appropriate courses of action.
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Kurtz, A.K., Mayo, S.T. (1979). The Nature of Statistical Methods. In: Statistical Methods in Education and Psychology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-6129-2_1
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