Essential statistics / D.G. Rees..
By: Rees, D. G
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BookPublisher: London ; New York : Chapman & Hall, 1995Edition: 3rd ed.Description: xiv, 265 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0412612801 .Subject(s): StatisticsDDC classification: 519.5 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 519.5 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00095911 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
An introductory textbook for students taking statistics as a subsidiary to one of the sciences (either natural, social, medical, or applied), Essential Statistics: Third Edition thoroughly updates and enhances the successful second edition.
Essential material is covered in an easy-to-follow style. An emphasis is placed upon the concepts and assumptions underlying the various statistical methods to analyze data gathered in surveys and experiments.
Keeping complex mathematical theory to a minimum, Rees presents a wealth of fully explained worked examples, using 'people data' from a variety of fields-allowing the student a clear view of the use of statistics. Worksheets at the end of each chapter can then be used to check understanding.
For the Third Edition , MINITAB applications have been included within each chapter as they arise-rather than as an appendix. New sections examine Venn diagrams; the F test for the equality of two variances; the Fisher exact test; the x2 Trend test; and the Shapiro Wilk test for normality.
Includes index.
What is statistics? -- Some statistical notation -- Summarizing data by tables and by graphical methods -- Summarizing data by numerical measures -- Probability -- Discrete probability distributions -- Continuous probability distributions -- Samples and populations -- Confidence interval estimation -- Hypothesis testing -- Nonparametric hypothesis tests -- Association of categorical variables -- Correlation of quantitative variables -- Regression analysis -- Goodness-of-fit tests.