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Informationen zum Autor Deborah Rumsey, PhD, is a Professor of Statistics and Statistics Education Specialist at The Ohio State University. She is the author of Statistics For Dummies, Statistics Workbook For Dummies, Statistics II For Dummies, and Probability For Dummies . Klappentext The odds-on best way to master stats.Statistics All-in-One For Dummies is packed with lessons, examples, and practice problems to help you slay your stats course. Develop confidence and understanding in statistics with easy-to-understand (even fun) explanations of key concepts. Plus, you'll get access to online chapter quizzes and other resources that will turn you into a stats master. This book teaches you how to interpret graphs, determine probability, critique data, and so much more. Written by an expert author and serious statistics nerd, Statistics AIO For Dummies explains everything in terms anyone can understand.* Get a grasp of basic statistics concepts required in every statistics course* Clear up the process of interpreting graphs, understanding polls, and analyzing data* Master correlation, regression, and other data analysis tools* Score higher on stats tests and get a better grade in your high school or college classStatistics All-in-One For Dummies follows the curriculum of intro college statistics courses (including AP Stats!) so you can learn everything you need to know to get the grade you need--the Dummies way. Zusammenfassung The odds-on best way to master stats.Statistics All-in-One For Dummies is packed with lessons, examples, and practice problems to help you slay your stats course. Develop confidence and understanding in statistics with easy-to-understand (even fun) explanations of key concepts. Plus, you'll get access to online chapter quizzes and other resources that will turn you into a stats master. This book teaches you how to interpret graphs, determine probability, critique data, and so much more. Written by an expert author and serious statistics nerd, Statistics AIO For Dummies explains everything in terms anyone can understand.* Get a grasp of basic statistics concepts required in every statistics course* Clear up the process of interpreting graphs, understanding polls, and analyzing data* Master correlation, regression, and other data analysis tools* Score higher on stats tests and get a better grade in your high school or college classStatistics All-in-One For Dummies follows the curriculum of intro college statistics courses (including AP Stats!) so you can learn everything you need to know to get the grade you need--the Dummies way. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1 About This Book 1 Foolish Assumptions 2 Icons Used in This Book 3 Beyond the Book 3 Where to Go from Here 4 Unit 1: Getting Started with Statistics 5 Chapter 1: The Statistics of Everyday Life 7 Statistics and the Media: More Questions than Answers? 8 Probing popcorn problems 8 Venturing into viruses 8 Comprehending crashes 9 Mulling malpractice 9 Belaboring the loss of land 10 Scrutinizing schools 10 Scanning sports 10 Banking on business news 11 Touring the travel news 12 Surveying sexual stats 12 Breaking down weather reports 13 Using Statistics at Work 13 Delivering babies - and information 13 Posing for pictures 14 Poking through pizza data 14 Statistics in the office 14 Chapter 2: Taking Control: So Many Numbers, So Little Time 15 Detecting Errors, Exaggerations, and Just Plain Lies 16 Checking the math 16 Uncovering misleading statistics 17 Looking for lies in all the right places 22 Feeling the Impact of Misleading Statistics 23 Chapter 3: Tools of the Trade 25 Thriving in a Statistical World 25 St...
List of contents
Introduction 1
Unit 1: Getting Started with Statistics 5
Chapter 1: The Statistics of Everyday Life 7
Chapter 2: Taking Control: So Many Numbers, So Little Time 15
Chapter 3: Tools of the Trade 25
Unit 2: Number-Crunching Basics 47
Chapter 4: Crunching Categorical Data 49
Chapter 5: Means, Medians, and More 65
Chapter 6: Getting the Picture: Graphing Categorical Data 99
Chapter 7: Going by the Numbers: Graphing Numerical Data 125
Unit 3: Distributions and the Central Limit Theorem 167
Chapter 8: Coming to Terms with Probability 169
Chapter 9: Random Variables and the Binomial Distribution 199
Chapter 10: The Normal Distribution 219
Chapter 11: The t-Distribution 251
Chapter 12: Sampling Distributions and the Central Limit Theorem 263
Unit 4: Guesstimating and Hypothesizing with Confidence 285
Chapter 13: Leaving Room for a Margin of Error 287
Chapter 14: Confidence Intervals: Making Your Best Guesstimate 305
Chapter 15: Claims, Tests, and Conclusions 341
Chapter 16: Commonly Used Hypothesis Tests: Formulas and Examples 361
Unit 5: Statistical Studies and the Hunt for a Meaningful Relationship 389
Chapter 17: Polls, Polls, and More Polls 391
Chapter 18: Experiments and Observational Studies: Medical Breakthroughs or Misleading Results? 413
Chapter 19: Looking for Links: Correlation and Regression 435
Chapter 20: Two-Way Tables and Independence 467
Appendix : Tables for Reference 503
Index 513
