What are the similarities and connections between statistics and probability?

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owlfred · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

Statistics uses a lot of probability. So you can say that statistics is a way of applied probability.

anonymous · Answer

yeah, how does it relate to confidence intervals and/or hypothesis testing?

anonymous · Answer

for these you want to find the probability that your statement is correct

anonymous · Answer

I've always understood probability and statistics to be closely related but quite distinct. Statistics looks backwards by drawing conclusions from data collected. Probability looks foward by telling you - or predicting - that there is a 50% chance of tossing heads, for example.

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anonymous · Answer

hmm so you can use statistics to infer from data previously collected, and then while you can predict that there is a 50% you choose for example a yellow sock from your drawer in the morning