01942cam a2200265 a 4500 13429379 20210414114205.0 031209s2003 njua b 001 0 eng d 2003284029 2002102342 0764554239 (pbk.) LAS LAS DLC lccopycat HA29.R84 Rumsey, Deborah Statistics for dummies / by Deborah Rumsey. Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, c2003. xviii, 355 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. --For dummies Includes bibliographical references (p. [333]-340) and index. Contents: Introduction -- Vital statistics about statistics: the statistics of everyday life -- Statistics gone wrong -- Tools of the trade -- Number-crunching basics: getting the picture: charts and graphs -- Means, medians, and More -- Determining the odds: what are the chances? Understanding probability -- Gambling to win -- Wading through the results: measures of relative standing -- Caution: sample results vary -- Leaving room for a margin of error -- Guesstimating with confidence: The Business of estimation: interpreting and evaluation confidence intervals -- Calculating accurate confidence intervals -- Commonly used confidence intervals: formulas and examples -- Putting a claim to the (hypothesis) test: Claims, tests, and conclusions -- Commonly used hypothesis tests: formulas and examples -- Statistical studies: the inside scoop: Polls, polls, and more polls -- Experiments: medical breakthroughs or misleading results -- Looking for links: correlations and associations -- Statistics and toothpaste: quality control -- The Part of tens: Ten criteria for a good survey -- Ten common statistical mistakes -- Appendix: sources. Statistics. 7 cbc copycat 2 ncip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK 2732 10232 0 0 lcc 0 0 WIUC-1 WIUC-1 REF 2014-03-19 0 HA29.R84 7564/592/13 2014-03-19 00:00:00 2014-03-19 BK