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Barron's E-Z statistics / Douglas Downing, Jeffrey Clark.

Downing, Douglas. (Author). Clark, Jeff, 1961- (Added Author).

Summary:

Presents charts, graphs, diagrams, line illustrations, and explanations of random variables, probability, distributions, polls and sampling, linear regression, and other statistics topics, with exercises and practice questions to help check understanding of basic concepts.

Record details

ISBN: 9780764139789
ISBN: 0764139789
Physical Description: viii, 406 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Edition: [Fourth edition].
Publisher: Hauppauge, N.Y. : Barron's, 2009.

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction to statistics -- Introduction to probability -- Introduction to hypothesis testing -- Descriptive statistics -- Definition of probability -- Calculating probabilities by counting outcomes -- Conditional probability -- Discrete random variables -- The binomial distribution -- Other discrete distributions -- Continuous random variables -- The normal distribution -- Other continuous distributions -- Distributions with two random variables -- Law of large numbers and the central limit theorem -- Statistical estimation -- Accuracy of estimates -- Hypothesis testing -- Polling, sampling, and experimental design -- Nonparametric methods -- Regression with one independent variable -- Multiple regression -- Fallacies and traps.