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Statistics for dummies, by Deborah J. Rumsey

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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non fiction

Statistics for dummies

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by Deborah J. Rumsey

--For dummies

This guide shows you how to collect, graph, and critique data; decipher distributions; calculate confidence intervals and hypothesis tests; analyze data with correlation, regression, and two-way tables; and much more

Vital statistics about statistics -- Number-crunching basics -- Distributions and the central limit theorem -- Guesstimating and hypothesizing with confidence -- Statistical studies and the hunt for a meaningful relationship -- The part of tens -- Appendix: Tables for referenceIntroduction -- pt. I. Vital statistics about statistics. 1. Statistics in a nutshell -- 2. The statistics of everyday life -- 3. Taking control : so many numbers, so little time -- 4. Tools of the trade -- pt. II. Number-crunching basics. 5. Means, medians, and more -- 6. Getting the picture : graphing categorical data -- 7. Going by the numbers : graphing numerical data -- pt. III. Distributions and the central limit theorem -- 8. Random variables and the binomial distribution -- 9. The normal distribution -- 10. The t-Distribution -- 11. Sampling distributions and the central limit theorem -- pt. IV. Guesstimating and hypothesizing with confidence. 12. Leaving room for a margin of error -- 13. confidence intervals : making your best guesstimate -- 14. Claims, tests, and conclusions -- 15. Commonly used hypothesis tests : formulas and examples -- pt. V. Statistical studies and the hunt for a meaningful relationship. 16. Polls, polls, and more polls -- 17. Experiments : medical breakthroughs or misleading results? -- 18. Looking for links : correlation and regression -- 19. Two-way tables and independence -- pt. VI. The part of tens. 20. Ten tips for the statistically savvy sleuth -- 21. Ten surefire exam score boosters -- Appendix : tables for reference -- Index