<h2><span class="header-section-number">1.6</span> Learning objectives<a href="introduction.html#learning-objectives" class="anchor-section" aria-label="Anchor link to header"></a></h2>
<p>Having read this chapter, you should be able to:</p>
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<li>Describe the central goals and fundamental concepts of statistics</li>
<li>Describe the difference between experimental and observational research with regard to what can be inferred about causality</li>
<li>Explain how randomization provides the ability to mak