Macfie, Brian P. 1955- creator Nufrio, Philip M. text bibliography nyu Armonk, N.Y New Delhi M.E. Sharpe c2006 Printice-Hall 2006 2006 monographic eng

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xv, 536 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. Unit I. Descriptive statistics -- Introduction : what is statistics all about? -- Using polystat to do statistical analysis -- Presentation of data -- Summarizing data and using descriptive statistics -- Unit II. Basic probability and probability distributions -- Basic probability : theory and applications -- Sampling and the normal distribution -- The central limit theorem -- Unit III. Hypothesis testing -- Introduction to inferential statistics -- Estimating means, proportions, and sample size with confidence -- Validating a hypothesis about a single population mean using a sample -- Validating hypotheses between two population means -- Validating hypotheses about a single population proportion -- Validating hypotheses about two population proportions -- Unit IV. Measures of association -- Comparing more than two population means with anova -- Comparing more than two population proportions using the chi-square test -- Determining relationships for two variables using correlation -- Measuring relationships with simple regression analysis -- Measuring multivariate relationships with regression analysis -- Planning statistical research. Brian P. Macfie and Philip M. Nufrio. Includes bibliographical references and index. Social sciences Statistical methods Political statistics HA29 .M185 2006 519.5 MAA 0765612399 (cloth : alk. paper) 812032904X 2004023626 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip052/2004023626.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip052/2004023626.html DLC 041007 20140909124227.0 13743406