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What executives get wrong about statistics : moving from statistical significance to effect sizes and practical impact Ghent University
Evaluation of frequentist test statistics using constrained statistical inference in the context of the generalized linear model Ghent University
Overview and evaluation of various frequentist test statistics using constrained statistical inference in the context of linear regression Ghent University
Within the framework of constrained statistical inference, we can test informative hypotheses, in which, for example, regression coefficients are constrained to have a certain direction or be in a specific order. A large amount of frequentist informative test statistics exist that each come with different versions, strengths and weaknesses. This paper gives an overview about these statistics, including the Wald, the LRT, the Score, the (F) over ...
Statistics or state-istics? An anatomy of the corps social presented in the Belgian population censuses (1846-1947) University of Antwerp
Statistics or state-istics? An anatomy of the corps social presented in the Belgian population censuses (1846-1947) Ghent University
Big data for official migration statistics: Evidence from 29 national statistical institutions KU Leuven Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Misconceptions and Adaptive Expertise in Statistics. A series of educational studies to understand and improve statistics learning and teaching KU Leuven
Adaptive expertise in de statistiek wordt gedefinieerd als de combinatie van flexibiliteit en efficiëntie bij het oplossen van een statistiekpro bleem. Flexibiliteit verwijst naar het uitkiezen van representaties, pro cedures, en modellen in functie van veranderende omstandigheden. Efficië ntie verwijst naar het zo snel mogelijk vinden van de correcte oplossing . Een correcte oplossing vinden impliceert het vermijden van misvattinge n. ...
The introduction of use of statistics in education (I-Use): the case of use of statistics in the geography curriculum Ghent University
Statistical literacy is gaining increasing importance in everyday life. Almost every economic and scientific activity in the modern world relies on statistical information in one way or another. Students are now living in a society that demands evidence-based arguments and decisions. There are a number of challenges facing education in the use of statistics and data: i) the volumes of information available, ii) the slow response of education and ...