A basic course in statistics
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A basic course in statistics
Hodder Arnold , Distributed in the United States of America by Oxford University Press, c2004
5th ed
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Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [684]-685) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The importance of statistics stems from its usefulness. Statistics is concerned with the collection and analysis of data in order to obtain a better understanding of phenomena, and its methods have proved relevant to a wide range of subjects. The strength of this text, now in its fifth edition, is its applicability across a range of disciplines, making it the perfect choice as an introductory textbook for first year students. Although an elementary knowledge of calculus is assumed, the main focus is on the development and application of statistical ideas. Each topic is explained with the help of numerous realistic practical examples, and reinforced by simple exercises and small projects. In this new edition, the computing content is based on Minitab, Release 14, with its extensive facilities in graphical and descriptive statistics. Additional material, including multiple-choice questions and datasets, is provided on a companion website. .
Table of Contents
Populations and variates. Measures of the centre of a set of observations. Samples and populations. The measurement of variability. Looking at data. Probability. Probabilities of compound events. Discrete random variable. Expectation of a random variable. Joint distributions. Estimation. Collecting data. Significance testing. Continuous random variables. The normal distribution. Sampling distributions of means and related quantities. Significance tests using the normal distribution. Estimation of intervals and parameters. Hypothesis tests using the chi-squared distribution. Poisson distribution. Correlation. The analysis of variance. Simple linear regression. Multiple regression.
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