diff --git a/source/statistics/index.rst b/source/statistics/index.rst index 5ea0cae..f25ed1c 100644 --- a/source/statistics/index.rst +++ b/source/statistics/index.rst @@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Statistics :numbered: :maxdepth: 2 + notations metrics bessel_correction diff --git a/source/statistics/notations.rst b/source/statistics/notations.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6c2976f --- /dev/null +++ b/source/statistics/notations.rst @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +Notations +--------------- + +This page was inspired from the following `Wikipedia page `_. + + +Sample and Population +===================== + +A *population* is the entire population that you want to analyze. It is a exhaustive set. A *sample* is a subset of the population. It is a non-exhaustive set. + +.. note:: + TODO add figure + +*Statistics* allows you to infers properties on a population using samples with a certain degree of confidence. + +Notation: A Schizophrenia story +================================ +Two different notation conventions are used. The one to use depends if you are working on a *population* or a *sample*: + +.. list-table:: Notation + :align: center + + * - Metric + - Population + - Sample + * - Sample mean + - :math:`\mu` + - :math:`\overline{x}` +