An introduction to statistics with data analysis / Shelley Rasmussen.
By: Rasmussen, Shelley
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BookSeries: Brooks/Cole series in statistics.Publisher: Pacific Grove, Calif. : Brooks/Cole Pub. Co., c1992Description: xix, 707 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0534135781 .Subject(s): Mathematical statistics| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| General lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 519.5 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00099720 |
Bibliography: (pages 687-698) and indexes.
Part one: Data analysis -- Introduction -- Studying one variable at a time: Lists, tables and plots -- Studying one variable at a time: descriptive statistics -- Studying two variables at a time -- Studying more than two variables at a time -- Part two: Probability -- Some ideas in probability needed for statistical inference -- Finite probability models based on counting techniques -- The Gaussian (Normal) distributions -- Part three: Statistical inference -- Basic ideas in statistics -- Inferences about a measure of central tendency -- Inferences about two measures of central tendency -- Comparing several means: single-factor and randomized block experiments -- Two-factor experiments: balanced, completely randomized, factorial designs -- Inferences about variances -- Correlation, regression and the method of least squares -- Inferences about qualitative (or categorical) variables.