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General Statistics

by: Chase, Warren; Bown, Fred

General Statistics

by: Chase, Warren; Bown, Fred

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9780471283102
ISBN 10:
047128310X
Edition: 4th
Format: Hardcover
Copyright: 08/12/1999
Publisher: Wiley

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Summary

Key Features of the Fourth Edition 'ˆ— Chapter 4, Probability, is now optional 'ˆ— Ten new smaller data sets, in addition to the hallmark Framingham Heart Study Data 'ˆ— Streamlined! - Organizing Data and Describing Data are now combined into a single chapter 'ˆ— Examples and Exercises include a stronger emphasis on statistical thinking and exploratory data analysis 'ˆ— Additional computer output from Minitab, Data Desk, JMP, SPSS, Resampling Stats, Maple V, and Mathematica

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION

(18)

1.1 The Nature of Statistics

(4)

1.2 Sampling

(6)

1.3 Topics in the Design of Experiments

(5)

1.4 Summary

(1)

Sources

(2)

PART 1 DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS

(128)

CHAPTER 2 ORGANIZING AND DESCRIBING DATA

(75)

2.1 Introduction

(1)

2.2 Summarizing Data

(8)

2.3 Graphic Representations

(9)

2.4 The Shape of a Distribution

(1)

2.5 Stem-and-Leaf Plots

(6)

2.6 Misleading Graphs (Optional)

(3)

2.7 Measures of Central Tendency

(9)

2.8 Measures of Dispersion

(9)

2.9 Percentiles, Quartiles, and the Interquartile Range

(7)

2.10 Boxplots

(7)

2.11 Working with Data (Optional)

(2)

2.12 Summary

(1)

Review Exercises

(10)

Sources

(2)

CHAPTER 3 DESCRIPTIVE METHODS FOR REGRESSION AND CORRELATION

(51)

3.1 Introduction

(1)

3.2 The Least Squares Regression Line

(23)

3.3 The Linear Correlation Coefficient

120

(17)

3.4 Some Words of Caution Concerning Correlation and Regression

137

(1)

3.5 Working with Data (Optional)

137

(2)

3.6 Summary

139

(1)

Review Exercises

139

(6)

Sources

145

(2)

PART 2 PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS

147

(126)

CHAPTER 4 PROBABILITY (OPTIONAL)

149

(40)

4.1 Introduction

149

(1)

4.2 Sample Spaces and Events

150

(5)

4.3 The Probability of an Event

155

(5)

4.4 Compound Events

160

(9)

4.5 More on Compound Events

169

(8)

4.6 Combinatorics

177

(5)

4.7 Summary

182

(1)

Review Exercises

183

(5)

Sources

188

(1)

CHAPTER 5 PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS FOR DISCRETE RANDOM VARIABLES

189

(37)

5.1 Introduction to Probability (This section may be skipped if the first four sections of Chapter 4 have been covered.)

189

(5)

5.2 Random Variables

194

(3)

5.3 Discrete Probability Distributions

197

(5)

5.4 Mean and Variance

202

(8)

5.5 The Binomial Probability Distribution

210

(10)

5.6 Summary

220

(1)

Review Exercises

221

(3)

Sources

224

(2)

CHAPTER 6 PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS FOR CONTINUOUS RANDOM VARIABLES; THE NORMAL DISTRIBUTION

226

(47)

6.1 Introduction

226

(1)

6.2 Continuous Probability Distributions

227

(5)

6.3 The Normal Distribution

232

(1)

6.4 The Standard Normal Distribution

233

(8)

6.5 More on Normal Probability

241

(11)

6.6 Normal Approximation to the Binomial Distribution

252

(6)

6.7 The Central Limit Theorem

258

(10)

6.8 Summary

268

(1)

Review Exercises

269

(3)

Sources

272

(1)

PART 3 STATISTICAL INFERENCE

273

CHAPTER 7 STATISTICAL INFERENCE CONCERNING MEANS AND PROPORTIONS

275

(72)

7.1 Introduction

275

(1)

7.2 Estimating a Population Mean (Large-Sample Case)

276

(11)

7.3 Hypothesis Testing Concerning a Population Mean (Large-Sample Case)

287

(14)

7.4 P-Values

301

(5)

7.5 Inference Concerning a Population Mean (Small-Sample Case)

306

(20)

7.6 Inference Concerning a Population Proportion

326

(13)

7.7 Working with Data (Optional)

339

(1)

7.8 Summary

340

(2)

Review Exercises

342

(4)

Sources

346

(1)

CHAPTER 8 INFERENCE CONCERNING TWO POPULATION PARAMETERS

347

(43)

8.1 Introduction

347

(1)

8.2 Inference Concerning Two Population Means: Dependent Samples

348

(9)

8.3 Inference Concerning Two Population Means Based on Independent Samples: Large-Sample Case

357

(6)

8.4 Inference Concerning Two Population Means Based on Independent Samples: Small-Sample Case

363

(12)

8.5 Inference Concerning Two Population Proportions

375

(7)

8.6 Working with Data (Optional)

382

(3)

8.7 Summary

385

(1)

Review Exercises

385

(3)

Sources

388

(2)

CHAPTER 9 INFERENCE CONCERNING REGRESSION AND CORRELATION

390

(37)

9.1 Introduction

390

(1)

9.2 The Linear Regression Model

390

(2)

9.3 Inference Concerning Slope

392

(9)

9.4 Inference Concerning Correlation

401

(8)

9.5 Checking Properties of the Regression Model

409

(5)

9.6 Prediction Intervals and Confidence Intervals (Optional)

414

(6)

9.7 Working with Data (Optional)

420

(1)

9.8 Summary

421

(1)

Review Exercises

422

(4)

Sources

426

(1)

CHAPTER 10 ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE

427

(37)

10.1 Introduction

427

(1)

10.2 The Idea Behind Analysis of Variance: The Case of Equal Sample Sizes

428

(13)

10.3 Analysis of Variance When Sample Sizes Are Not Necessarily Equal. Conventional Terminology

441

(13)

10.4 Alternative Formulas (Optional)

454

(2)

10.5 Working with Data (Optional)

456

(1)

10.6 Summary

457

(1)

Review Exercises

458

(5)

Sources

463

(1)

CHAPTER 11 ANALYSIS OF CATEGORICAL DATA

464

(28)

11.1 Introduction

464

(1)

11.2 The Chi-Square Test for Goodness-of-Fit

465

(9)

11.3 Tests of Independence; Contingency Tables

474

(10)

11.4 Tests of Homogeneity

484

(4)

11.5 Working with Data (Optional)

488

(1)

11.6 Summary

489

(1)

Review Exercises

489

(2)

Sources

491

(1)

CHAPTER 12 NONPARAMETRIC STATISTICS

492

12.1 Introduction

492

(1)

12.2 The Sign Test

493

(6)

12.3 The Wilcoxon Signed-Rank test

499

(12)

12.4 The Mann-Whitney U Test

511

(9)

12.5 The Runs Test

520

(4)

12.6 A Discussion of Parametric Versus Nonparametric Tests

524

(1)

12.7 Working with Data (Optional)

525

(1)

12.8 Summary

525

(2)

Review Exercises

527

APPENDIX A USE OF THE RANDOM NUMBER TABLE

A-1

(2)

APPENDIX B TABLES

A-3

(24)

APPENDIX C DATA SETS

A-27

(22)

APPENDIX D BIBLIOGRAPHY

A-49

ANSWERS

ANS-1

INDEX

I-1

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