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Descriptive Statistics: An Islamic Approach (DSIA): Introduction

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The title seems absurd – how can we take an Islamic approach to objective facts like 2+2=4. This lecture explains that statistics is not objective, as it appears to be. Values are hidden in the way some numbers are constructed. Also, if we break down the traditional separation of theory from practice, then values will ...

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The title seems absurd – how can we take an Islamic approach to objective facts like 2+2=4. This lecture explains that statistics is not objective, as it appears to be. Values are hidden in the way some numbers are constructed. Also, if we break down the traditional separation of theory from practice, then values will enter when we do real world applications of statistics. Wherever values are involves, Islam offers us strong guidance. For writeup, see bit.ly/az9ds01


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