Statistics unplugged

Cover
Half Title
Title
Statement
Copyright
Dedication
About the Author
Brief Contents
Contents
Preface
Introduction: Methods, Material, and Moments
to Remember
Ch 1: The What and How of Statistics
	Introduction
	Before We Begin
	A World of Information
	Levels of Measurement
	Samples and Populations
	The Purposes of Statistical Analysis
	Chapter Summary
	Some Other Things You Should Know
	Key Terms
	Chapter Problems
Ch 2: Describing Data and Distributions
	Introduction
	Before We Begin
	Measures of Central Tendency
	Measures of Variability or Dispersion
	Chapter Summary
	Some Other Things You Should Know
	Key Terms
	Chapter Problems
Ch 3: The Shape of Distributions
	Introduction
	Before We Begin
	The Basic Elements
	Beyond the Basics: Comparisons and Conclusions
	A Special Curve
	Chapter Summary
	Some Other Things You Should Know
	Key Terms
	Chapter Problems
Ch 4: The Normal Curve
	Introduction
	Before We Begin
	Real-World Normal Curves
	Into the Theoretical World
	The Table of Areas Under the Normal Curve
	Finally, an Application
	Chapter Summary
	Some Other Things You Should Know
	Key Terms
	Chapter Problems
Ch 5: Four Fundamental Concepts
	Introduction
	Before We Begin
	Fundamental Concept #1: Random Sampling
	Fundamental Concept #2: Sampling Error
	Fundamental Concept #3: The Sampling Distribution of Sample Means
	Fundamental Concept #4: The Central Limit Theorem
	Chapter Summary
	Some Other Things You Should Know
	Key Terms
	Chapter Problems
Ch 6: Confidence Intervals
	Introduction
	Before We Begin
	Confidence Interval for the Mean
	Confidence Interval for the Mean With σ Known
	Confidence Interval for the Mean With σ Unknown
	Confidence Intervals for Proportions
	Chapter Summary
	Some Other Things You Should Know
	Key Terms
	Chapter Problems
Ch 7: Hypothesis Testing With a Single Sample Mean
	Introduction
	Before We Begin
	Setting the Stage
	A Hypothesis as a Statement of Your Expectations: The Case of the Null Hypothesis
	Single Sample Test With σ Known
	Single Sample Test With σ Unknown
	Chapter Summary
	Some Other Things You Should Know
	Key Terms
	Chapter Problems
Ch 8: Hypothesis Testing With Two Samples (Mean Difference and Difference Between Means)
	Introduction
	Before We Begin
	Related Samples
	Independent Samples
	Chapter Summary
	Some Other Things You Should Know
	Key Terms
	Chapter Problems
Ch 9: Beyond the Null Hypothesis
	Introduction
	Before We Begin
	Research or Alternative Hypotheses
	One-Tailed and Two-Tailed Test Scenarios
	Power and Effect
	Chapter Summary
	Some Other Things You Should Know
	Key Terms
	Chapter Problems
Ch 10: Analysis of Variance
	Introduction
	Before We Begin
	The Logic of ANOVA
	The Null Hypothesis
	The Application
	The Interpretation
	Chapter Summary
	Some Other Things You Should Know
	Key Terms
	Chapter Problems
Ch 11: The Chi-Square Test
	Introduction
	Before We Begin
	The Chi-Square Test of Independence
	Chapter Summary
	Some Other Things You Should Know
	Key Terms
	Chapter Problems
Ch 12: Correlation and Regression
	Introduction
	Before We Begin
	Scatter Plots
	Correlation Analysis
	Regression Analysis
	Chapter Summary
	Some Other Things You Should Know
	Key Terms
	Chapter Problems
Appendixes
	Appendix A: Table of Areas Under the Normal Curve (Distribution of Z)
	Appendix B: Family of t Distributions (Two-Tailed Test)
	Appendix C: Family of t Distributions (One-Tailed Test)
	Appendix D: Family of t Distributions (One-Tailed Test)
	Appendix E: Distribution of F (.01 Level of Significance)
	Appendix F: Distribution of Q (.05 Level of Significance)
	Appendix G: Distribution of Q (.01 Level of Significance)
	Appendix H: Critical Values for Chi-Square (χ2)
	Appendix I: Critical Values of r (Correlation Coefficient)
	Appendix J: Data Sets and Computer-Based Data Analysis
	Appendix K: Some of the More Common Formulas Used in the Text
Answers to Chapter Problems
Glossary
References
Index