Beyond basic statistics : tips, tricks, and techniques every data analyst should know / / Kristin H. Jarman

• Autore: Jarman Kristin H.
• Pubblicazione: Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley, , 2015; ©2015
• Edizione: 1st edition
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (203 p.)
• Disciplina: 001.4/22
• Soggetto topico: Mathematical statistics
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index at the end of each chapters.
• Nota di contenuto: Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 Introduction: It Seemed Like the Right Thing To Do at the Time; WHEN GOOD STATISTICS GO BAD: COMMON MISTAKES AND THE IMPACT THEY HAVE; STATISTICS 101: CONCEPTS YOU SHOULD KNOW BEFORE READING THIS BOOK; Probability Theory; Statistics; TIPS, TRICKS, AND TECHNIQUES: A ROAD MAP OF WHAT FOLLOWS; BIBLIOGRAPHY; Chapter 2 The Type A Diet: Sampling Strategies to Eliminate Confounding and Reduce Your Waistline; THE BASICS OF PLANNING A STUDY; MY STATISTICAL ANALYSIS IS BRILLIANT. WHY ARE MY CONCLUSIONS SO WRONG?; Answering the Wrong Question ; Putting Too Much Confidence in Convenience Data Confusing Association and Causation; REPLICATION, RANDOMIZATION, AND BLOCKING: THE BUILDING BLOCKS A GOOD STUDY; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH: GETTING YOUR STUDIES INTO FOCUS; DESCRIPTIVE AND EXPLANATORY RESEARCH: ANSWERING THE TARGETED QUESTIONS; Controlled Experiments: The Art of Manipulation; Observational Studies: Scientifically Approved Voyeurism; SO MANY STRATEGIES, SO LITTLE TIME; BIBLIOGRAPHY; Chapter 3 Conservatives, Liberals, and Other Political Pawns: How to Gain Power and Influence with Sample Size Calculations ; STEP 1. KEEP YOUR FINGER ON THE PULSE OF THE POPULACE STEP 2. AVOID AMBIGUOUS RESULTS AND OTHER POLITICAL POTHOLES; Identify the Data Analysis Technique You Will Be Performing; Know the Difference Between Practical Significance and Statistical Significance; Note Your Practical Limitations; STEP 3. LET SAMPLE-SIZE CALCULATIONS BE YOUR RIGHT-HAND MAN; Population Means and Probabilities: Sample-Size Calculations for a Confidence Interval; Power and Sample-Size Calculations for Hypothesis Tests; STEP 4. KEEP YOUR FRIENDS CLOSE AND YOUR ENEMIES CLOSER; BIBLIOGRAPHY ; Chapter 4 Bunco, Bricks, and Marked Cards: Chi-Squared Tests and How to Beat a Cheater WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS ; HOW STATISTICIANS REMAIN DISCRETE; CONTINGENCY TABLES, CHI-SQUARED TESTS, AND OTHER WINNING STRATEGIES FOR DISCRETE DATA ANALYSIS; Turning Lemons into Gold Bars: How to Convert Qualitative Data into Quantitative Random Variables; Plots and Tables: The Poor Man's Statistical Analysis; Contingency Tables: How to Break Down a Frequency Distribution and Expose Your Variables; The Chi-Squared Test: An All-You-Can-Eat Buffet for Discrete Data Analysis; HOW TO BEAT A CHEATER; BIBLIOGRAPHY ; Chapter 5 WHY IT PAYS TO BE A STABLE MASTER: SUMO WRESTLERS AND OTHER ROBUST STATISTICS DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS: A REVIEW FOR THE JONOKUCHI; Three Things You Should Know About the Sample Mean; Three Things You Should Know about the Standard Deviation; THE JAPANESE SUMO INVASION: WHY IT PAYS TO BE ROBUST; Summarizing a Sample with Percentiles; Robust Center Location; Robust and Resistant Variation; Robust Confidence Intervals; WHEN ROBUST DOES IT BETTER; HARVESTING THE AMERICAN DREAM; BIBLIOGRAPHY ; Chapter 6 Five-Hour Marriages: Continuous Distributions, Tests for Normality, and Juicy Hollywood Scandals
• Sommario/riassunto: Features basic statistical concepts as a tool for thinking critically, wading through large quantities of information, and answering practical, everyday questions Written in an engaging and inviting manner, Beyond Basic Statistics: Tips, Tricks, and Techniques Every Data Analyst Should Know presents the more subjective side of statistics-the art of data analytics. Each chapter explores a different question using fun, common sense examples that illustrate the concepts, methods, and applications of statistical techniques. Without going into the specifics of theorems, propositions, or formula
• Titolo autorizzato: Beyond basic statistics
• ISBN: 1-118-85612-0; 1-118-85617-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910140485803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II