ABSTRACT
The text is partitioned into chapters and sections as indicated in the table of contents. A further subdivision into paragraphs (denoted by §) is provided at the beginning of each chapter.
1.1 Variables and distributions 1. Statistical variables 2. A fictitious illustration 3. Multidimensional variables 4. Statistical distributions 5. Descriptive statistical statements 6. Conditional distributions 7. Regression functions 8. Descriptive regression models 9. Statistical and substantial conditions
1.2 Relations 1. Relational variables 2. Construction of networks 3. Formal descriptions of networks 4. Different kinds of relations 5. Factual and modal views of relations
The first section introduces elementary statistical concepts for descriptive purposes, in particular, statistical variables and distributions, conditional distributions, and regression functions. The second section extends the statistical framework to allow for an explicit formal representation of relations and then discusses different notions of relations.
