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Mathematical statistics.
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Borman, David.
Statistics.
Mathematical statistics.
MARC Display
Statistics
101
: from
data
analysis
and
predictive
modeling
to
measuring
distribution
and
determining
probability
,
your
essential
guide
to
statistics
/ David Borman.
by
Borman, David.
Adams Media, 2018.
Call #:
519.5 B735s
Subjects
Statistics
.
Mathematical
statistics
.
Series
Adams
101
.
ISBN:
9781507208175 (hc.)
Description:
235 p. : ill. (some color), portraits ; 19 cm.
Notes:
"A crash course in
statistics
"--Cover
Includes index.
Contents:
The basics of
statistics
-- How
statistics
are used -- Key points of statistical analytics -- Mixing up the test -- Knowing the quality of
your
data
--
Modeling
risk,
measuring
samples, and predicting -- Frequency distributions -- Dot plots, bar charts, histograms, frequency polygons -- More ways to see numbers-based
data
-- The mean, the median, and the mode -- The range and interquartile range -- Mean deviations and variations -- The law of large numbers -- Empirical
probability
and subjective
probability
-- Yes or no -- Basics of
probability
distributions -- Analyzing
probability
distributions -- The roll of the dice -- Normal
distribution
-- The central limit theorem -- Outliers on the bell curve -- Limited and unlimited
data
-- Variance as a measure of risk -- Size matters --
Measuring
distribution
-- What are confidence intervals? --
Measuring
confidence intervals -- The basics of hypothesis testing -- Taking it to the next level --
Measuring
large sample population proportions -- The hypothesis test -- Patterns in
data
-- Predicting the future -- The T-distribution -- Groups of
data
-- Tests for two populations --
Statistics
in academic research -- Getting good
data
-- A regression example -- What regression
data
tables tell us --
Determining
the causes -- Chi-square
distribution
-- Anova basics -- Anova at work -- Quantitative research design -- Quality of the
data
-- Quantity and sourcing of the
data
-- Appropriate survey design -- The ethics of
statistics
-- Big
data
, supercomputers, and artificial intelligence.
Summary:
"From understanding the percentage
probability
that it will rain later today, to evaluating
your
risk of a health problem, or the fluctuations in the stock market,
statistics
impact our lives in a variety of ways, and are vital to a variety of careers and fields of practice. Unfortunately, most
statistics
text books just make us want to take a snooze, but with
Statistics
101
, you'll learn the basics of
statistics
in a way that is both easy-to-understand and apply. From learning the theory of
probability
and different kinds of
distribution
concepts, to identifying
data
patterns and graphing and presenting precise findings, this
essential
guide
can help turn statistical math from scary and complicated, to easy and fun."--From publisher.
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519.5 B735s
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