| Description |
xiii, 335 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
McGraw-Hill "Demystified" series
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| Summary |
Presents a self-teaching guide for learning or reviewing the fundamentals of statistics, covering background math, jargon, probability, descriptive measures, sampling and estimation, hypotheses, prediction, regression, correlation, causation, order, and chaos. Includes chapter quizzes, and unit tests. |
| Note |
"A self-teaching guide"--Cover. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 329-330) and index. |
| Contents |
PART 1: STATISTICAL CONCEPTS : Background math -- Learning the jargon -- Basics of probability -- Descriptive measures -- PART 2: STATISTICS IN ACTION : Sampling and estimation -- Hypotheses, prediction, and regression -- Correlation, causation, order, and chaos -- Some practical problems. |
| Subject |
Statistics.
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| ISBN |
0071431187 (pbk. : acid-free paper) |
| Standard No. |
9780071431187 51995 |
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639785508182 |
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