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The bootstrap is a resampling method to estimate the sampling distribution of a statistic.

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Using confidence interval from full sample to test statistics from a small sub-sample?

In other words, if slot 1 has a relative frequency of .061, that is beyond the 99% confidence interval from my bootstrap of the whole data set, so is it therefore valid to claim that this is higher than …
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Explaining to laypeople why bootstrapping works

So, can someone explain, with a minimum of references to theorems, etc., the basic reasoning behind the bootstrap? That is, if you had to explain it to your neighbor, what would you say? …
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