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The joy of statistics : a treasury of elementary statistical tools and their applications Cover Image Book Book

The joy of statistics : a treasury of elementary statistical tools and their applications / Steve Selvin.

Selvin, S., (author.).

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  • ISBN: 9780198833444
  • ISBN: 019883344X
  • Physical Description: xii, 211 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
  • Edition: First Edition.
  • Publisher: Oxford, United Kingdom ; Oxford University Press, 2019.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Subject: Statistics.
Mathematical statistics.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Camosun College Library.

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Lansdowne Library QA 276 S434 2019 (Text) 26040003382641 Main Collection Volume hold Available -
► Summaries & More
▼ Additional Content
1 Probabilities---rules and review
1(9)
2 Distributions of data---four plots
10(6)
3 Mean value---estimation and a few properties
16(6)
4 Boxplots---construction and interpretation
22(4)
5 The lady who tasted tea---a bit of statistical history
26(4)
6 Outlier/extreme values---a difficult decision
30(3)
7 The role of summary statistics---brief description
33(5)
8 Correlation and association---interpretation
38(7)
9 Proportional reduction in error---a measure of association
45(4)
10 Quick tests---four examples
49(7)
11 Confounding---African-American and white infant mortality
56(5)
12 Odds---a sometimes measure of likelihood
61(3)
13 Odds ratio---a measure of risk?
64(5)
14 Odds ratio---two properties rarely mentioned
69(5)
15 Percent increase---ratios?
74(3)
16 Diagnostic tests---assessing accuracy
77(4)
17 Regression to the mean---father/son data
81(3)
18 Life table---a summary of mortality experience
84(9)
19 Coincidence---a statistical description
93(3)
20 Draft lottery numbers (1970)
96(3)
21 Lotto---how to get in and how to win
99(4)
22 Fatal coronary disease---risk
103(3)
23 Pictures
106(15)
24 The Monty Hall problem
121(4)
25 Eve-witness evidence---Collins versus state of California
125(2)
26 Probabilities and puzzles
127(3)
27 Jokes and quotes
130(7)
28 A true life puzzle
137(4)
29 Rates---definition and estimation
141(6)
30 Geometry of an approximate average rate
147(2)
31 Simpson's paradox---two examples and a bit more
149(7)
32 Smoothing---median values
156(6)
33 Two by two table---a missing observation
162(4)
34 Survey data---randomized response
166(2)
35 Viral incidence estimation---a shortcut
168(2)
36 Two-way table---a graphical analysis
170(10)
37 Data---too good to be true?
180(2)
38 A binary variable---twin pairs
182(7)
39 Mr. Rich and Mr. Poor---a give and take equilibrium
189(3)
40 Log-normal distribution---leukemia and pesticide exposure
192(5)
41 A contribution to statistics
197(2)
Appendix: Golden mean---application of a quadratic equation 199(6)
Subject Index 205

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