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Author Weaver, Jefferson Hane.

Title Conquering statistics : numbers without the crunch / Jefferson Hane Weaver
Published New York : Plenum Trade, [1997]
©1997

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Description vii, 236 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Contents 1. Statistics and Serendipity in a London Haberdashery -- 2. Of Populations and Samples -- 3. Obvious and Subtle Statistics -- 4. Lotteries and Other Improbable Probabilities -- 5. From Laboratory Experiments to Casino Glory -- 6. Standard Normal Distributions -- 7. Sampling the Samples -- 8. Test It Yourself -- 9. From Test Groups to Test Significance -- 10. Correlation and Regression -- Epilogue: Conquering Statistics?
Summary Weaver engagingly covers the most important and practical areas of statistics and applies them to a vast array of circumstances; from showing how random variables affect your chances of winning Lotto to learning how to select a meaningful random sample. Whether you're considering the validity of a national poll or the virtues of a revolutionary and innovative product, this book will prepare you to make informed judgments on the statistical analyses of others, and, moreover, arm you to conduct some random samplings and polls of your own. Don't be at a disadvantage, hiding behind your fear of numbers, while others benefit on the job and in life. In a highly pressured world, those who base their decisions and moves on robust statistics and sound probability will have a winning edge on the competition. Conquering Statistics offers an invaluable opportunity to grasp what too long has seemed elusive and to turn new found knowledge into personal gain
Jeff Weaver, acclaimed co-author of Conquering Mathematics, serves as a splendid guide and raconteur, holding our hand as he painlessly walks us through such dreaded terrors as standard deviation and the multiplication rule. In his jocular and inimitable fashion, the empowers us to face and conquer our fears. Drawing on vivid, humorous examples from everyday life, he deflates the looming threat of statistics, while giving new meaning to a construct such as the bulge of the bell curve
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-230) and index
Notes Choice Outstanding Academic Books and Nonprint Materials
SUBJECT Studies and reports. Series N, (Statistics) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no99029913
Subject Statistics.
Statistics [MESH]
Genre/Form Statistics.
LC no. 96039660
ISBN 0306455722