| Description |
xviii, 811 138 unnumbered pages ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
1. Frequency Distributions and Summary Measures -- 2. Introduction to Probability -- 3. Discrete Random Variables and Probability Distributions -- 4. Statistical Investigations and Sampling -- 5. Sampling Distributions -- 6. Estimation -- 7. Hypothesis Testing -- 8. Chi-Square Tests and Analysis of Variance -- 9. Regression Analysis and Correlation Analysis -- 10. Multiple Regression and Correlation Analysis -- 11. Time Series -- 12. Index Numbers -- 13. Nonparametric Statistics -- 14. Decision Making Using Prior Information -- 15. Decision Making With Posterior Probabilities -- 16. Devising Optimal Strategies Prior to Sampling -- 17. Comparison of Classical and Bayesian Statistics -- Appendix A: Statistical Tables -- Appendix B: Symbols, Subscripts, and Summations -- Appendix C: Properties of Expected Values and Variances -- Appendix D: Shortcut Formulas to Use When Class Intervals Are Equal in Size -- Appendix E: Data Base for Computer Exercises |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Social sciences -- Statistical methods.
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Statistical decision.
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Statistics.
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| LC no. |
90080976 |
| ISBN |
0155834592 |
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