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Statistics as a scientific discipline of inquiry in the face of uncertainty, focuses on quantifications or information that is measureable. As stated by Rao (Statistics and truth: Putting chance to work, International Cooperative Publishing House, Fairland, MD, 1989), “all methods of acquiring knowledge are statistics.” Using as example the “motor vehicle-related accidents” problem, this chapter illustrates how the application of the principles and concepts of statistics can help one to have a better, and/or, an “educated understanding” of the problem. Four essential elements of statistical quantification in the field of injury prevention and control are specifically addressed in this chapter: (1) quantifying uncertainty, (2) quantifying probability, (3) quantifying risk and exposure, and (4) quantifying the strength of relationships. Each of these elements is explained and discussed in detail within the context of motor vehicle-related accidents.

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  1. Department of Biostatistics and Injury Prevention Research Center, University of North Carolina, 137 E. Franklin Street, Suite 203, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, USA

    Shrikant I. Bangdiwala PhD

  2. Trinity College of Arts and Sciences, Duke University, 114 AAC, 90697, Durham, NC, 27708, USA

    Baishakhi Banerjee Taylor PhD

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  1. Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, New York, USA

    Guohua Li

  2. Center for Injury Research and Policy, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, USA

    Susan P. Baker

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Bangdiwala, S.I., Taylor, B.B. (2012). Statistical Considerations. In: Li, G., Baker, S. (eds) Injury Research. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-1599-2_20

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