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Chapter 2: Misuses
2.6 Epilogue
I have chosen the examples of this Chapter to advise users of statistical concepts to be aware of the sometimes hidden assumptions of these concepts.
Statistical Analysis is not a Wunderwaffe8 to extract a wealth of information
from a limited sampie of observations. More results require more assumptions, i.e., information given by theories and other insights unrelated to the
data under consideration.
But, even if it is not a Wunderwaffe Statistical Analysis is an indispensable
tool in the evaluation of limited empirical evidence. The results of Statistical
Analysis are not miracle-like enlightenments but sound and understandable
assessments of the consistency of concepts and data.
8 Magic bullet.