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Probability theory serves as the foundational basis for the theory of statistical inference.

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Is it true that probability theory serves as the foundational basis for the theory of statistical inference?

Yes. Probability theory serves as the mathematical foundation for statistical inference, providing the rigorous basis needed to model data and evaluate probabilities.

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Wikipedia: Statistical inference
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Wikipedia: Statistical inference. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statistical_inference

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LibreTexts: LibreTexts: 10.01: Samples Populations and Sampling
Explicitly states that probability theory is the foundation upon which all statistical theory builds.
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LibreTexts: LibreTexts: 10.01%3A Samples Populations and Sampling. (n.d.). LibreTexts. https://stats.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Applied_Statistics/Learning_Statistics_with_R_-_A_tutorial_for_Psychology_Students_and_other_Beginners_(Navarro)/10%3A_Estimating_Unknown_Quantities_from_a_Sample/10.01%3A_Samples_Populations_and_Sampling

OpenIntro; Diez, Cetinkaya-Rundel, Barr: 2.3 Case study: malaria vaccine - OpenIntro Statistics, Fourth Edition
Mentions building a foundation of probability and theory necessary to make statistical inference rigorous.
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OpenIntro; Diez, Cetinkaya-Rundel, Barr: 2.3 Case study: malaria vaccine - OpenIntro Statistics, Fourth Edition. (n.d.). OpenIntro; Diez, Cetinkaya-Rundel, Barr. https://www.openintro.org/go/?id=os4_for_screen_reader#page=81

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