Statistics for dummies

Rumsey, Deborah J. (Deborah Jean) 1961- (author.).

Summary: Presents an introduction to statistics, discussing such topics as normal distribution, hypothesis tests, confidence intervals, correlation, and regression.

Record details

ISBN: 9781119293521
ISBN: 1119293529
ISBN: 9781119297512
ISBN: 9781119297499
Physical Description: print
xiii, 388 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Edition: Second edition.
Publisher: Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley Publishing, Inc., 2011.
Copyright: ℗©2011

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

pt. 1. Vital statistics about statistics : Statistics in a nutshell ; The statistics of everyday life ; Taking control : so many numbers, so little time ; Tools of the trade -- pt. 2. Number-crunching basics : Means, medians, and more ; Getting the picture : graphing categorical data ; Going by the numbers : graphing numerical data -- pt. 3. Distributions and the central limit theorem : Random variables and the binomial distribution ; The normal distribution ; The t-distribution ; Sampling distributions and the central limit theorem -- pt. 4. Guesstimating and hypothesizing with confidence : Leaving room for a margin of error ; Confidence intervals : making your best guesstimate ; Claims, tests, and conclusions ; Commonly used hypothesis tests : formulas and examples -- pt. 5. Statistical studies and the hunt for a meaningful relationship : Polls, polls, and more polls ; Experiments : medical breakthroughs or misleading results? ; Looking for links : correlation and regression ; Two-way tables and independence -- pt. 6. The part of tens : Ten tips for the statistically savvy sleuth ; Ten surefire exam score boosters.