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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454578003321

Autore

Wilcox Rand R

Titolo

Basic statistics [[electronic resource] ] : understanding conventional methods and modern insights / / Rand R. Wilcox

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009

ISBN

1-282-23529-X

9786612235290

0-19-804301-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (341 p.)

Disciplina

519.5

Soggetti

Mathematical statistics

Mathematics

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Partial List of Symbols; 1. Introduction; 2. Numerical Summaries of Data; 3. Graphical Summaries of Data and Some Related Issues; 4. Probability and Related Concepts; 5. Sampling Distributions; 6. Estimation; 7. Hypothesis Testing; 8. Correlation and Regression; 9. Comparing Two Groups; 10. Comparing More Than Two Groups; 11. Multiple Comparisons; 12. Categorical Data; 13. Rank-Based and Nonparametric Methods; Appendix A: Solutions to Selected Exercise Problems; Appendix B: Tables; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This introductory statistics textbook for non-statisticians covers basic principles, concepts, and methods routinely used in applied research. What sets this text apart is the incorporation of the many advances and insights from the last half century when explaining basic principles. These advances provide a foundation for vastly improving our ability to detect and describe differences among groups and associations among variables and provide a deeper and more accurate sense of when basic methods perform well and when they fail. Assuming no prior training, Wilcox introduces students to basic p