{"id":787,"date":"2026-03-30T11:20:52","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T11:20:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/SNHGeographyWebsite\/?page_id=787"},"modified":"2026-03-30T11:20:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T11:20:52","slug":"inferential-statistics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/SNHGeographyWebsite\/inferential-statistics\/","title":{"rendered":"Inferential Statistics"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Inferential statistics help to identify relationships, test hypothesis draw conclusions about sets of data.<\/span><\/p>\n

Most of these statistical methods will be new to you, but none of the maths behind them is tricky! If you follow the instructions step-by-step, they’re a really worthwhile technique to encorporate in your Geographical study. You will also find they come up in university courses such as Geography, Psychology, Science and Humanities subjects.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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These are not statistical methods, but are important foundations.<\/span><\/p>\n