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| 001 13399132017 |
| 003 ULIBM |
| 008 171017s2011||||th 000 0 eng d |
| 020 ^a9781119293521^q(paperback) |
| 050 4 ^aHA29^b.R841 2011 |
| 099 ^aDBTM |
| 100 1 ^aRumsey, Deborah J.^q(Deborah Jean),^d1961-^eauthor |
| 245 10 ^aStatistics for dummies /^cby Deborah J. Rumsey, PhD |
| 250 ^a2nd edition |
| 300 ^a388 pages :^billustrations ;^c24 cm |
| 500 ^aIncludes index |
| 505 0 ^aPt. 1. Vital statistics about statistics : Statistics in a nutshell ; The statistics of everyday life ; Taking control : so many numbers, so little time ; Tools of the trade -- Pt. 2. Number-crunching basics : Means, medians,and more ; Getting the picture : graphing categorical data; Going by the numbers : graphing numerical data -- Pt. 3.Distributions and the central limit theorem : Random variables and the binomial distribution ; The normal distribution ; The t-distribution ; Sampling distributionsand the central limit theorem -- Pt. 4. Guesstimating andhypothesizing with confidence : Leaving room for a margin of error ; Confidence intervals : making your best guesstimate ; Claims, tests, and conclusions ; Commonly used hypothesis tests : formulas and examples -- Pt. 5. Statistical studies and the hunt for a meaningful relationship : Polls, polls, and more polls ; Experiments : medical breakthroughs or misleading results? ; Looking for links : correlation and regression ; Two-way tables and independence -- Pt. 6. The part of tens : Ten tips for the statistically savvy sleuth ; Ten surefire exam score boosters |
| 520 ^aStymied by statistics? Fear not! In easy-to-understandterms, this guide shows you how to make sense of statistics. From collecting, graphing, and critiquing data to calculating confidence intervals and hypothesis tests, you^'ll have everything you need to analyze data with confidence. In no time, you^'ll be deciphering binomial, normal, t-, and sampling distributions; tacklingregression and two-way tables; and much more.--COVER |
| 650 0 ^aStatistics |
| 999 ^aปวีนา ภู่ทอง |