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By: Agresti, AlanContributor(s): Franklin, Christine A | Klingenberg, BernhardMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: Harlow, United Kingdom : Pearson Education, Limited, 2017Copyright date: ©2018Edition: 4th editionDescription: 1 online resource (817 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781292164830Additional physical formats: Print version:: Statistics: the Art and Science of Learning from Data, Global EditionOnline access: Click to View
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Cover Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Contents Preface Part One Gathering and Exploring Data Chapter 1 Statistics: The Art and Science of Learning from Data 1.1 Using Data to Answer Statistical Questions 1.2 Sample Versus Population 1.3 Using Calculators and Computers Chapter Summary Chapter Problems Chapter 2 Exploring Data with Graphs and Numerical Summaries 2.1 Different Types of Data 2.2 Graphical Summaries of Data 2.3 Measuring the Center of Quantitative Data 2.4 Measuring the Variability of Quantitative Data 2.5 Using Measures of Position to Describe Variability 2.6 Recognizing and Avoiding Misuses of Graphical Summaries Chapter Summary Chapter Problems Chapter 3 Association: Contingency, Correlation, and Regression 3.1 the Association Between Two Categorical Variables 3.2 the Association Between Two Quantitative Variables 3.3 Predicting the Outcome of a Variable 3.4 Cautions in Analyzing Associations Chapter Summary Chapter Problems Chapter 4 Gathering Data 4.1 Experimental and Observational Studies 4.2 Good and Poor Ways to Sample 4.3 Good and Poor Ways to Experiment 4.4 Other Ways to Conduct Experimental and Nonexperimental Studies Chapter Problems Chapter Summary Part Two Probability, Probability Distributions, and Sampling Distributions Chapter 5 Probability in Our Daily Lives 5.1 How Probability Quantifies Randomness 5.2 Finding Probabilities 5.3 Conditional Probability 5.4 Applying the Probability Rules Chapter Summary Chapter Problems Chapter 6 Probability Distributions 6.1 Summarizing Possible Outcomes and Their Probabilities 6.2 Probabilities for Bell-Shaped Distributions 6.3 Probabilities When Each Observation Has Two Possible Outcomes Chapter Summary Chapter Problems.
Chapter 7 Sampling Distributions 7.1 How Sample Proportions Vary Around the Population Proportion 7.2 How Sample Means Vary Around the Population Mean Chapter Summary Chapter Problems Part Three Inferential Statistics Chapter 8 Statistical Inference: Confidence Intervals 8.1 Point and Interval Estimates of Population Parameters 8.2 Constructing a Confidence Interval to Estimate a Population Proportion 8.3 Constructing a Confidence Interval to Estimate a Population Mean 8.4 Choosing the Sample Size for a Study 8.5 Using Computers to Make New Estimation Methods Possible Chapter Summary Chapter Problems Chapter 9 Statistical Inference: Significance Tests About Hypotheses 9.1 Steps for Performing a Significance Test 9.2 Significance Tests About Proportions 9.3 Significance Tests About Means 9.4 Decisions and Types of Errors in Significance Tests 9.5 Limitations of Significance Tests 9.6 The Likelihood of a Type Ii Error and the Power of a Test Chapter Summary Chapter Problems Chapter 10 Comparing Two Groups 10.1 Categorical Response: Comparing Two Proportions 10.2 Quantitative Response: Comparing Two Means 10.3 Other Ways of Comparing Means, Including a Permutation Test 10.4 Analyzing Dependent Samples 10.5 Adjusting for the Effects of Other Variables Chapter Summary Chapter Problems Part Four Analyzing Association and Extended Statistical Methods Chapter 11 Analyzing the Association Between Categorical Variables 11.1 Independence and Dependence (association) 11.2 Testing Categorical Variables for Independence 11.3 Determining the Strength of the Association 11.4 Using Residuals to Reveal the Pattern of Association 11.5 Fisher's Exact and Permutation Tests Chapter Problems Chapter Summary.
Chapter 12 Analyzing the Association Between Quantitative Variables: Regression Analysis 12.1 Modeling How Two Variables Are Related 12.2 Inference About Model Parameters and the Association 12.3 Describing the Strength of Association 12.4 How the Data Vary Around the Regression Line 12.5 Exponential Regression: A Model for Nonlinearity Chapter Summary Chapter Problems Chapter 13 Multiple Regression 13.1 Using Several Variables to Predict a Response 13.2 Extending the Correlation and R2 for Multiple Regression 13.3 Inferences Using Multiple Regression 13.4 Checking a Regression Model Using Residual Plots 13.5 Regression and Categorical Predictors 13.6 Modeling a Categorical Response Chapter Summary Chapter Problems Chapter 14 Comparing Groups: Analysis of Variance Methods 14.1 One-Way ANOVA: Comparing Several Means 14.2 Estimating Differences in Groups for a Single Factor 14.3 Two-Way ANOVA Chapter Problems Chapter Summary Chapter 15 Nonparametric Statistics 15.1 Compare Two Groups by Ranking 15.2 Nonparametric Methods for Several Groups and for Matched Pairs Chapter Summary Chapter Problems Appendix Answers Index Index of Applications Credits A Guide to Learning From the Art in This Text Dataset Files A Guide to Choosing a Statistical Method Summary of Key Notations and Formulas.
Summary: For courses in introductory statistics.The Art and Science of Learning from DataStatistics: The Art and Science of Learning from Data, Fourth Edition, takes a conceptual approach, helping students understand what statistics is about and learning the right questions to ask when analyzing data, rather than just memorizing procedures. T.
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Cover Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Contents Preface Part One Gathering and Exploring Data Chapter 1 Statistics: The Art and Science of Learning from Data 1.1 Using Data to Answer Statistical Questions 1.2 Sample Versus Population 1.3 Using Calculators and Computers Chapter Summary Chapter Problems Chapter 2 Exploring Data with Graphs and Numerical Summaries 2.1 Different Types of Data 2.2 Graphical Summaries of Data 2.3 Measuring the Center of Quantitative Data 2.4 Measuring the Variability of Quantitative Data 2.5 Using Measures of Position to Describe Variability 2.6 Recognizing and Avoiding Misuses of Graphical Summaries Chapter Summary Chapter Problems Chapter 3 Association: Contingency, Correlation, and Regression 3.1 the Association Between Two Categorical Variables 3.2 the Association Between Two Quantitative Variables 3.3 Predicting the Outcome of a Variable 3.4 Cautions in Analyzing Associations Chapter Summary Chapter Problems Chapter 4 Gathering Data 4.1 Experimental and Observational Studies 4.2 Good and Poor Ways to Sample 4.3 Good and Poor Ways to Experiment 4.4 Other Ways to Conduct Experimental and Nonexperimental Studies Chapter Problems Chapter Summary Part Two Probability, Probability Distributions, and Sampling Distributions Chapter 5 Probability in Our Daily Lives 5.1 How Probability Quantifies Randomness 5.2 Finding Probabilities 5.3 Conditional Probability 5.4 Applying the Probability Rules Chapter Summary Chapter Problems Chapter 6 Probability Distributions 6.1 Summarizing Possible Outcomes and Their Probabilities 6.2 Probabilities for Bell-Shaped Distributions 6.3 Probabilities When Each Observation Has Two Possible Outcomes Chapter Summary Chapter Problems.

Chapter 7 Sampling Distributions 7.1 How Sample Proportions Vary Around the Population Proportion 7.2 How Sample Means Vary Around the Population Mean Chapter Summary Chapter Problems Part Three Inferential Statistics Chapter 8 Statistical Inference: Confidence Intervals 8.1 Point and Interval Estimates of Population Parameters 8.2 Constructing a Confidence Interval to Estimate a Population Proportion 8.3 Constructing a Confidence Interval to Estimate a Population Mean 8.4 Choosing the Sample Size for a Study 8.5 Using Computers to Make New Estimation Methods Possible Chapter Summary Chapter Problems Chapter 9 Statistical Inference: Significance Tests About Hypotheses 9.1 Steps for Performing a Significance Test 9.2 Significance Tests About Proportions 9.3 Significance Tests About Means 9.4 Decisions and Types of Errors in Significance Tests 9.5 Limitations of Significance Tests 9.6 The Likelihood of a Type Ii Error and the Power of a Test Chapter Summary Chapter Problems Chapter 10 Comparing Two Groups 10.1 Categorical Response: Comparing Two Proportions 10.2 Quantitative Response: Comparing Two Means 10.3 Other Ways of Comparing Means, Including a Permutation Test 10.4 Analyzing Dependent Samples 10.5 Adjusting for the Effects of Other Variables Chapter Summary Chapter Problems Part Four Analyzing Association and Extended Statistical Methods Chapter 11 Analyzing the Association Between Categorical Variables 11.1 Independence and Dependence (association) 11.2 Testing Categorical Variables for Independence 11.3 Determining the Strength of the Association 11.4 Using Residuals to Reveal the Pattern of Association 11.5 Fisher's Exact and Permutation Tests Chapter Problems Chapter Summary.

Chapter 12 Analyzing the Association Between Quantitative Variables: Regression Analysis 12.1 Modeling How Two Variables Are Related 12.2 Inference About Model Parameters and the Association 12.3 Describing the Strength of Association 12.4 How the Data Vary Around the Regression Line 12.5 Exponential Regression: A Model for Nonlinearity Chapter Summary Chapter Problems Chapter 13 Multiple Regression 13.1 Using Several Variables to Predict a Response 13.2 Extending the Correlation and R2 for Multiple Regression 13.3 Inferences Using Multiple Regression 13.4 Checking a Regression Model Using Residual Plots 13.5 Regression and Categorical Predictors 13.6 Modeling a Categorical Response Chapter Summary Chapter Problems Chapter 14 Comparing Groups: Analysis of Variance Methods 14.1 One-Way ANOVA: Comparing Several Means 14.2 Estimating Differences in Groups for a Single Factor 14.3 Two-Way ANOVA Chapter Problems Chapter Summary Chapter 15 Nonparametric Statistics 15.1 Compare Two Groups by Ranking 15.2 Nonparametric Methods for Several Groups and for Matched Pairs Chapter Summary Chapter Problems Appendix Answers Index Index of Applications Credits A Guide to Learning From the Art in This Text Dataset Files A Guide to Choosing a Statistical Method Summary of Key Notations and Formulas.

For courses in introductory statistics.The Art and Science of Learning from DataStatistics: The Art and Science of Learning from Data, Fourth Edition, takes a conceptual approach, helping students understand what statistics is about and learning the right questions to ask when analyzing data, rather than just memorizing procedures. T.

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