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A concise, easy to understand introduction that emphasizes the relevance of statistics to real world problems. Describes traditional statistical methods, their uses and limitations, and explains how to reduce numerical data to statistical summaries, how to interpret the results, and how to present the data clearly.

Table of Contents
STATISTICAL VARIATION.

Averages.

Scatter.

Structured Tables.

FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTIONS.

Observed Distributions.

Theoretical Distributions.

Probability Models.

SAMPLING.

Taking a Sample.

How Sample Means Vary.

Estimation.

Tests of Significance.

RELATIONSHIPS.

Correlation.

Regression.

Many Sets of Data.

Many Variables.

COMMUNICATING DATA.

Numbers.

Tables.

Graphs.

Words.

EMPIRICAL GENERALIZATIONS.

Description.

I Explanation.

Observation and Explanation.

Appendixes.

Index.

Primer in Data Reduction An Introductory

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      Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Publication Date: 23/06/1982
      ISBN13: 9780471101352, 978-0471101352
      ISBN10: 0471101354
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A concise, easy to understand introduction that emphasizes the relevance of statistics to real world problems. Describes traditional statistical methods, their uses and limitations, and explains how to reduce numerical data to statistical summaries, how to interpret the results, and how to present the data clearly.

      Table of Contents
      STATISTICAL VARIATION.

      Averages.

      Scatter.

      Structured Tables.

      FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTIONS.

      Observed Distributions.

      Theoretical Distributions.

      Probability Models.

      SAMPLING.

      Taking a Sample.

      How Sample Means Vary.

      Estimation.

      Tests of Significance.

      RELATIONSHIPS.

      Correlation.

      Regression.

      Many Sets of Data.

      Many Variables.

      COMMUNICATING DATA.

      Numbers.

      Tables.

      Graphs.

      Words.

      EMPIRICAL GENERALIZATIONS.

      Description.

      I Explanation.

      Observation and Explanation.

      Appendixes.

      Index.

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