We can logically analyze stuff in hierarchal order

• Univariate (moments)

  • First (mean)
  • Second (variance)
  • Third (skewness)

• Bivariate (function of time)

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By accepting the simple diagram of stuff as "data" we can apply statistical analytic methods in a rational way to establish a hierarchy of complexity that parallels the analytic sequence.