Q interpretation of statistically negative values

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Date	2022-09-24 00:29 -0700
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Subject	Q interpretation of statistically negative values
From	Cosine <asecant@gmail.com>

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Hi:

  When doing statistical analysis, we often compute the values of the mean and standard error (SE) of the sample. Then we check the cumulative probability of the interval centered at the mean and depart from there by some positive and negative SE. However, this kind of interval sometimes would include negative values. How do we interpret this kind of result if the variable, by definition, should be always positive, e.g., age, weight, height, and salary?

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Q interpretation of statistically negative values Cosine <asecant@gmail.com> - 2022-09-24 00:29 -0700
  Re: Q interpretation of statistically negative values Rich Ulrich <rich.ulrich@comcast.net> - 2022-09-24 13:47 -0400
    Re: Q interpretation of statistically negative values Cosine <asecant@gmail.com> - 2022-09-24 16:11 -0700
      Re: Q interpretation of statistically negative values Rich Ulrich <rich.ulrich@comcast.net> - 2022-09-24 23:00 -0400

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