STAB22H3 Lecture Notes - Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Health Canada, Eth
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Statistics helps us to see the world more clearly & accurately. Way of reasoning that uses collection of tools & methods to help comprehend the world. Values, but it takes into acc"t the context they came in. Very conspicuous to see ppl collecting data from us, about us large database. Helps w/ making sense of the complicated world we live in into. #customers likely to respond to sale in mall. Ups - collects data for every package it ships & delivers and puts it all together in a. Ex. by evaluating risk of gm foods that canadian food inspection agency is looking. Ex. by evaluating safety & effectiveness of new drugs sent for approval to health. What is measured and is observed, it is done. Statistics is about variation (b/c humans are not perfect) Statistics helps us to work with this variation by: => by doing this, can see thro it, thereby deciphering the underlying truths & patterns.
