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Exploratory data analysis

John W. Tukey

(Addison-Wesley series in behavioral science : quantitative methods)

Addison-Wesley Pub. Co., c1977

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EDA

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On spine: EDA

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

The approach in this introductory book is that of informal study of the data. Methods range from plotting picture-drawing techniques to rather elaborate numerical summaries. Several of the methods are the original creations of the author, and all can be carried out either with pencil or aided by hand-held calculator.

Table of Contents

1. Scratching Down Numbers (stem-and-leaf). 2. Schematic Summaries (pictures and numbers). 3. Easy Re-Expression (including well-chosen expression). 4. Plots of Relationship. 5. Straightening Out Plots (using three points). 6. Smoothing Sequences. 7. Parallel and Wandering Schematic Plots. 8. Delineations of Batches and Points. 9. Using Two-Way Analyses. 10. Making Two-Way Analyses. 11. Advanced Fits. 12. Three-Way Fits. 13. Looking in Two or More Batches of Points. 14. Counted Fractions. 15. Better Smoothing. 16. Counts in Bin after Bin. 17. Product Ratio Plots. 18. Shapes of Distribution. 19. Mathematical Distributions. 20. Postscript.

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Details

  • NCID
    BA01257491
  • ISBN
    • 0201076160
  • LCCN
    76005080
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Reading, Mass.
  • Pages/Volumes
    xvi, 688 p.
  • Size
    25 cm
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