Statistical Background

This chapter presents a brief review of statistical principles and terminology. The objective of this chapter is to introduce concepts from probability and statistics that will be used in later chapters of this on-line reference. As such, it is not intended to cover this subject completely, but rather to provide an overview of applicable concepts as a foundation that you can refer to when more complex concepts are introduced.

If you are familiar with basic probability theory and life data analysis, you may skip this chapter. If you would like additional information, we encourage you to review other references on the subject.

This chapter includes the following sections:

• A Brief Introduction to Probability Theory

• A Brief Introduction to Continuous Life Distributions

• A Brief Introduction to Life-Stress Relationships

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