Bibliograph

Barron's E-Z statistics, Douglas Downing, Jeffrey Clark

Type

Label

Barron's E-Z statistics, Douglas Downing, Jeffrey Clark

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Barron's E-Z statistics

Oclc number

246896811

Responsibility statement

Douglas Downing, Jeffrey Clark

Series statement

E-Z series

Summary

Presents charts, graphs, diagrams, line illustrations, and explanations of random variables, probability, distributions, polls and sampling, linear regression, and other statistics topics, with exercises and practice questions to help check understanding of basic concepts

Table Of Contents

Introduction to statistics -- Introduction to probability -- Introduction to hypothesis testing -- Descriptive statistics -- Definition of probability -- Calculating probabilities by counting outcomes -- Conditional probability -- Discrete random variables -- The binomial distribution -- Other discrete distributions -- Continuous random variables -- The normal distribution -- Other continuous distributions -- Distributions with two random variables -- Law of large numbers and the central limit theorem -- Statistical estimation -- Accuracy of estimates -- Hypothesis testing -- Polling, sampling, and experimental design -- Nonparametric methods -- Regression with one independent variable -- Multiple regression -- Fallacies and traps

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E-Z statistics

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