Statistics II
Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2022], ©2022.
Format: Book
Edition: 2nd edition.
Description: xv, 423 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Packed with fresh and practical examples appropriate for a range of degree-seeking students, this easy-to-understand guide covers such key topics as sorting and testing models, using regression to make predictions, performing variance analysis (ANOVA), drawing test conclusions with chi-squares, and making comparisons with the Rank Sum Test.
Series: --For dummies.
Contents:
Introduction -- Part 1: Tackling data analysis and model-building basics. Beyond number crunching : the art and science of data analysis ; Finding the right analysis for the job ; Having the normal and sampling distribution in your back pocket ; Reviewing confidence intervals and hypothesis tests -- Part 2: Using different types of regression to make predictions. Getting in line with simple linear regression ; Multiple regression with two X variables ; How can I miss you if you won't leave? Regression model selection ; Getting ahead of the learning curve with nonlinear regression ; Yes, no, maybe so : making predictions by using logistic regression -- Part 3: Analyzing variance with ANOVA. Testing lots of means? Come on over to ANOVA! ; Sorting out the means with multiple comparisons ; Finding your way through two-way ANOVA ; Regression and ANOVA : surprise relatives! -- Part 4: Building strong connections with Chi-square tests and nonparametrics. Forming associations with two-way tables ; Being independent enough for the Chi-square test ; Using Chi-square tests for goodness-of-fit (your data, not your jeans) ; Rebels without a distribution : nonparametric procedures ; All signs point to the sign test -- Part 5: Putting it all together : multi-stage analysis of a large data set. Conducting a multi-stage analysis of a large data set ; A statistician watches the movies ; Looking inside the refrigerator -- Part 6: the Part of tens. Ten common errors in statistical conclusions ; Ten ways to get ahead by knowing statistics ; Ten cool jobs that use statistics -- Appendix A: Reference tables.
ISBN:
9781119827399
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
MATH Statistics Rum | Ballentine Indoors | Nonfiction | In |
MATH Statistics Rum | Sandhills Indoors | Nonfiction | Out (Due: 6/3/2024) |