{"id":1958,"date":"2019-04-02T06:34:10","date_gmt":"2019-04-02T06:34:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aiproblog.com\/index.php\/2019\/04\/02\/32-statistical-concepts-explained-in-simple-english-part-11\/"},"modified":"2019-04-02T06:34:10","modified_gmt":"2019-04-02T06:34:10","slug":"32-statistical-concepts-explained-in-simple-english-part-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aiproblog.com\/index.php\/2019\/04\/02\/32-statistical-concepts-explained-in-simple-english-part-11\/","title":{"rendered":"32 Statistical Concepts Explained in Simple English &#8211; Part 11"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Author: Vincent Granville<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>This resource is part of a series on specific topics related to data science: regression, clustering, neural networks, deep learning, decision trees, ensembles, correlation, Python, R, Tensorflow, SVM, data reduction, feature selection, experimental design, cross-validation, model fitting, and many more. To keep receiving these articles,<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.datasciencecentral.com\/profiles\/blogs\/check-out-our-dsc-newsletter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sign up on DSC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/storage.ning.com\/topology\/rest\/1.0\/file\/get\/1744902013?profile=original\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ning.com\/topology\/rest\/1.0\/file\/get\/1744902013?profile=RESIZE_710x\" class=\"align-center\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Minimum spanning tree (Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/gael-varoquaux.info\/programming\/minimum-spanning-tree.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gael Varoquaux<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>32 Statistical Concepts Explained in Simple English<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.statisticshowto.datasciencecentral.com\/mean-squared-error\/\">Mean Squared Error: Definition and Example<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.statisticshowto.datasciencecentral.com\/measurement-error\/\">Measurement Error (Observational Error)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.statisticshowto.datasciencecentral.com\/measurement-variable\/\">Measurement Variable: Simple Definition &#038; Examples<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.statisticshowto.datasciencecentral.com\/measures-of-spread\/\">Measures of Spread: Definitions, Examples<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.statisticshowto.datasciencecentral.com\/measures-variation\/\">Measures of Variation: Definition, Types and Examples<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.statisticshowto.datasciencecentral.com\/median-absolute-deviation\/\">Median Absolute Deviation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.statisticshowto.datasciencecentral.com\/memoryless-property\/\">Memoryless Property: Definition and Examples in Statistics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.statisticshowto.datasciencecentral.com\/method-moments\/\">Method of Moments Definition and Example<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.statisticshowto.datasciencecentral.com\/metropolis-hastings-algorithm\/\">Metropolis-Hastings Algorithm \/ Metropolis Algorithm<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.statisticshowto.datasciencecentral.com\/middle-fifty\/\">Middle Fifty in Statistics: What is it?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.statisticshowto.datasciencecentral.com\/midpoint-in-statistics\/\">Midpoint \/ Class Mark (in Statistics)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.statisticshowto.datasciencecentral.com\/midrange-definition-use\/\">Midrange: Definition and How to Find the Midrange<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.statisticshowto.datasciencecentral.com\/minimum-spanning-tree\/\">Minimum Spanning Tree: Definition, Examples, Prim&#8217;s Algorithm<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.statisticshowto.datasciencecentral.com\/misleading-graphs\/\">Misleading Graphs: Real Life Examples<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.statisticshowto.datasciencecentral.com\/misleading-statistics-examples\/\">Misleading Statistics Examples in Advertising and The News<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.statisticshowto.datasciencecentral.com\/mixture-distribution\/\">Mixture Distribution: Definition and Examples<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.statisticshowto.datasciencecentral.com\/mode\/\">How to Find the Mode or Modal Value<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.statisticshowto.datasciencecentral.com\/model-misspecification\/\">Model Misspecification<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.statisticshowto.datasciencecentral.com\/moderating-variable\/\">Moderating Variable (or Moderator)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.statisticshowto.datasciencecentral.com\/moment-generating-function-mgf\/\">Moment Generating Function MGF: Definition, Examples<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.statisticshowto.datasciencecentral.com\/monotonic-relationship\/\">Monotonic Relationship: Definition<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.statisticshowto.datasciencecentral.com\/morans-i\/\">Moran&#8217;s I: Definition, Examples<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.statisticshowto.datasciencecentral.com\/moving-average\/\">Moving Average: What it is and How to Calculate it<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.statisticshowto.datasciencecentral.com\/multicollinearity\/\">Multicollinearity: Definition, Causes, Examples<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.statisticshowto.datasciencecentral.com\/multidimensional-scaling\/\">Multidimensional Scaling: Definition, Overview, Examples<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.statisticshowto.datasciencecentral.com\/multimodal-distribution\/\">Multimodal Distribution Definition and Examples<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.statisticshowto.datasciencecentral.com\/multinomial-distribution\/\">Multinomial Distribution: Definition, Examples<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.statisticshowto.datasciencecentral.com\/multiplication-rule-probability\/\">Multiplication Rule Probability: Definition, Examples<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.statisticshowto.datasciencecentral.com\/multistage-sampling\/\">Multistage Sampling: Definition, Real Life Examples<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.statisticshowto.datasciencecentral.com\/mutually-exclusive-event\/\">Mutually Exclusive Event: Definition, Examples, Unions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.statisticshowto.datasciencecentral.com\/mutually-inclusive\/\">Mutually Inclusive Events: Definition, Examples<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.statisticshowto.datasciencecentral.com\/nash-equilibrium\/\">Nash Equilibrium: Simple Definition and Examples<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Previous editions, in alphabetical order, can be accessed here:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.datasciencecentral.com\/profiles\/blogs\/29-statistical-concepts-explained-in-simple-english-part-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part 1<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>|<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.datasciencecentral.com\/profiles\/blogs\/25-statistical-concepts-explained-in-simple-english-part-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part 2<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>|<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.datasciencecentral.com\/profiles\/blogs\/29-statistical-concepts-explained-in-simple-english-part-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part 3<\/a>\u00a0|<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.datasciencecentral.com\/profiles\/blogs\/29-statistical-concepts-explained-in-simple-english-part-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part 4<\/a>\u00a0|<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.datasciencecentral.com\/profiles\/blogs\/27-statistical-concepts-explained-in-simple-english-part-5\" 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