Introduction to statistical investigations /

Tintle, Nathan,

Introduction to statistical investigations / Nathan Tintle, Beth L. Chance, George W. Cobb, Allan J. Rossman, Soma Roy, Todd Swanson, Jill VanderStoep. - Preliminary edition. - xv, 1296 pages : black & white illustrations ; 28 cm

Includes index.

Preface -- Preliminaries: Introduction to statistical investigations. Introduction to the six-step method section ; Exploring data ; Exploring random processes -- Unit 1: Four pillars of inference : strength, size, breadth, and cause. Significance : how strong is the evidence? ; Generalization : how broadly do the results apply? ; Estimation : how large is the effect? ; Causation : can we say what caused the effect? -- Unit 2: Comparing two groups. Comparing two proportions ; Comparing two means ; Paired data : one quantitative variable -- Unit 3: Analyzing more general situations. Comparing more than two proportions ; Comparing more than two means ; Two quantitative variables -- Appendix: Calculation details -- Appendix: Stratified and cluster samples -- Answers: Answered to starred homework problems.

9781118956670 1118956672 9781118172148 (looseleaf)

2015303163


Social sciences--Statistical methods.
Statistical hypothesis testing.
Statistics as Topic.

HA29 / .T56 2015