The purpose of statistical methods is to provide a rational basis for drawing conclusions from data.
统计方法的目的是为从数据中得出结论提供合理的基础。
小说是作家和读者之间跨越时间和空间的对话。
"To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering."
我拒绝接受人类的末日。
The laws of behavior can be derived from basic physiological principles.
现代国家的特点是其能够以前现代国家无法做到的方式集中和使用权力。