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Maarten Jan Wensink1, Linda Juel Ahrenfeldt1, Sören Möller2.
Abstract
Much of science, including public health research, focuses on means (averages). The purpose of the present paper is to reinforce the idea that variability matters just as well. At the hand of four examples, we highlight four classes of situations where the conclusion drawn on the basis of the mean alone is qualitatively altered when variability is also considered. We suggest that some of the more serendipitous results have their origin in variability.Entities:
Keywords: academic performance; forecasting; inequality; lifespan; socioeconomic status; statistical inference
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Year: 2020 PMID： 33379286 PMCID： PMC7795489 DOI： 10.3390/ijerph18010157
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health ISSN： 1660-4601 Impact factor: 3.390