General Statistics - Softcover

Chase, Warren; Bown, Fred

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471619019 ISBN 13: 9780471619017

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 1992

Synopsis

This is a first course in statistics with an emphasis on statistical inference. Concepts are introduced and reinforced with examples and exercises from a wide range of fields from sports to medicine. The treatment of P values is expanded and answers to hypothesis testing are given both in P value, and in a more traditional approach. Optional sections on sampling, box-and-whisker plots, counting techniques and designs of experiments are included.

About this title

From the Back Cover

Key Features of the Fourth Edition
∗ Chapter 4, Probability, is now optional
∗ Ten new smaller data sets, in addition to the hallmark Framingham Heart Study Data
∗ Streamlined! – Organizing Data and Describing Data are now combined into a single chapter
∗ Examples and Exercises include a stronger emphasis on statistical thinking and exploratory data analysis
∗ Additional computer output from Minitab, Data Desk, JMP, SPSS, Resampling Stats, Maple V, and Mathematica

About the Author

Warren Chase, Framingham State College
Fred Bown, Framingham State College

About this edition

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0471619019
• ISBN 13: 9780471619017
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 736