The theoretical statistician uses x, the applied statistician uses y (because we reserve x for predictors).
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The goal of the applied statistician is to answer "y?"
An applied statistician knows worth of "y".
A theoretical statistician knows all about measure theory but has never seen a measurement whereas the actual use of measure theory by the applied statistician is a set of measure zero.
The goal of the applied statistician is to answer "y?"
An applied statistician knows worth of "y".
A theoretical statistician knows all about measure theory but has never seen a measurement whereas the actual use of measure theory by the applied statistician is a set of measure zero.