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Most scientific work starts with a question about the world we live in. For a statistician, these questions can be classified into a few different kinds. 

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#using a more precise instrument (eg., a more powerful telescope)
#increasing the number of observations so the ''constant'' we try to measure stands out better against the ''noise''.
#changing the design of our research. This last approach can become very technical, so we will postpone its discussion until [[optimum experimental design]].


Links:
* [http://www.isss.org/lumLVB.htm Ludwig von Bertalanffy]

:See also: [[statistics]] -- [[statistical regularity]] -- [[statistical model]] -- [[summarizing statistical data]] -- [[interpreting statistical data]] --[[experimental design]] -- [[survey sampling]]
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