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1 online resource (xii, 211 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Probabilities : rules and review -- Distributions of data : four plots -- Mean value : estimation and a few properties -- Boxplots : construction and interpretation -- The lady who tasted tea : a bit of statistical history -- Outlier/extreme values : a difficult decision -- The role of summary statistics : brief description -- Correlation and association : interpretation -- Proportional reduction in error : a measure of association -- Quick tests : four examples -- Confounding : African-American and white infant mortality -- Odds : a sometimes measure of likelihood -- Odds ratio : a measure of risk? -- Odds ratio : two properties rarely mentioned -- Percent increase : ratios? -- Diagnostic tests : assessing accuracy -- Regression to the mean : father/son data -- Life table : a summary of mortality experience -- Coincidence : a statistical description -- Draft lottery numbers (1970) -- Lotto : how to get in and how to win -- Fatal coronary disease : risk -- Pictures -- The Monty Hall problem -- Eye-witness evidence : Collins versus state of California -- Probabilities and puzzles -- Jokes and quotes -- A true life puzzle -- Rates : definition and estimation -- Geometry of an approximate average rate -- Simpson's paradox : two examples and a bit more -- Smoothing : median values -- Two by two table : a missing observation -- Survey data : randomized response -- Viral incidence estimation : a shortcut -- Two-way table : a graphical analysis -- Data : too good to be true? -- A binary variable : twin pairs -- Mr. Rich and Mr. Poor : a give and take equilibrium -- Log-normal distribution : leukemia and pesticide exposure -- A contribution to statistics -- Appendix: Golden mean : application of a quadratic equation |
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Probabilities-rules and review -- Distributions of data-four plots -- Mean value-estimation and a few properties -- Boxplots-construction and interpretation -- The lady who tasted tea-a bit of statistical history -- Outlier/extreme values-a difficult decision -- The role of summary statistics-brief description -- Correlation and association-interpretation -- Proportional reduction in error-a measure of association -- Quick tests-four examples -- Confounding-African-American and white infant mortality -- Odds-a sometimes measure of likelihood -- Odds ration-a measure of risk? -- Odds ration -two properties rarely mentioned -- Percent increase-ratios? -- Diagnostic tests-assessing accuracy -- Regression to the mean-father/son data -- Life table-a summary of mortality experience -- Coincidence-a statistical description -- Draft lottery numbers (1970) -- Lotto-how to get in and how to win -- Fatal coronary disease-risk -- Pictures -- The Monty Hall problem -- Eye-witness evidence-Collins versus state of California |
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Probabilities and puzzles -- Jokes and quotes -- A true life puzzle -- Rates-definition and estimation -- Geometry of an approximate average rate -- Simpson's paradox-two examples and a bit more -- Smoothing-median values -- Two by two table-a missing observatiion -- Survey data-randomized response -- Viral incidence estimation-a shortcut -- Two-way table-a graphical analysis -- Data-too good to be true? -- A binary variable-twin pairs -- Mr. Rich and Mr. Poor-a give and take equilibrium -- Log-normal distribution-leukemia and pesticide exposure -- A contribution to statistics -- APPENDIX: Golden mean-application of a quadratic equation -- Subject index |
| Summary |
This book consists of 42 anecdotes illustrating how statistical methods applied to data produce insight and solutions to the questions that the data were collected to answer. Real-life and sometimes artificial data are used to demonstrate the painless method and magic of statistics. Statistical jokes, puzzles and folktales are scattered throughout |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Statistics.
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Mathematical statistics.
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MATHEMATICS -- Applied.
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MATHEMATICS -- Probability & Statistics -- General.
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Mathematical statistics.
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Statistics.
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| Genre/Form |
Statistics.
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Statistics.
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Statistiques.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780192570383 |
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0192570382 |
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9780191872280 |
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0191872288 |
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