TY  - BOOK
AU  - Tintle,Nathan
AU  - Chance,Beth L.
AU  - Cobb,George W.
AU  - Rossman,Allan J.
AU  - Roy,Soma
AU  - Swanson,Todd
AU  - VanderStoep,Jill
TI  - Introduction to statistical investigations
SN  - 9781118956670
AV  - HA29 .T56 2015
KW  - Social sciences
KW  - Statistical methods
KW  - Statistical hypothesis testing
KW  - Statistics as Topic
N1  - 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
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1513/2015303163-t.html
ER  -