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statistical inference

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics

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18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

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