The statistical techniques of hypothesis testing and confidence intervals, which have the same underlying mathematics and share a common philosophical stance. Contrast with Bayesian statistics.
Also used in hcistats2e: Chap. 1: pages 8, 17; Chap. 6: page 66; Chap. 7: pages 76, 77, 86; Chap. 8: page 87; Chap. 9: pages 103, 104, 106, 107, 108; Chap. 10: page 110
Also known as: traditional methods, traditional stats
Used in glossary entries: Bayesian statistics, confidence interval, hypothesis testing