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1 online resource (160 pages) |
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Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Overview -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Section A: Basic Statistical Concepts -- 1 Presentation of Data -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Presentation -- 1.3 Accuracy and Errors -- 1.4 Arrays -- 1.5 Tally Marks -- 1.6 Frequency Distribution -- 1.7 Cumulative Frequency Table -- 1.8 Tabulation of Attributes -- 1.9 Graphical Displays -- 1.10 Graphs -- 1.11 Scatter Diagrams -- 1.12 Time Value in Presentation of Data -- 1.13 Key Points in Data Presentation -- 2 Measures of Location and Dispersion -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Mean |
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2.3 Median -- 2.4 Mode -- 2.5 Percentile -- 2.6 Selecting an Appropriate Measure of Central Tendency -- 2.7 Measures of Dispersion of Discrete Data -- 2.8 Measures of Dispersion of Grouped Data -- 2.9 Other Measures -- 2.10 Application of Mean and Standard Deviation -- 2.11 Rates -- 2.12 Limitations of Rates -- 2.13 Errors in Measures -- 3 Probability and Probability Distributions -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Simple Events -- 3.3 Compound Events -- 3.4 Expectations -- 3.5 Probability Distributions -- 3.6 Continuous Probability Distributions -- 3.7 Guidelines in Selecting a Probability Distribution |
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3.8 Examples of the Use of Probability Theory -- Section B: Data Gathering and Analysis -- 4 Sampling Methods -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Requirements of a Good Sample -- 4.3 Sample Size -- 4.4 Sampling Systems -- 4.5 Sampling Considerations -- 4.6 Developing a Questionnaire -- 4.7 Execution of a Survey -- 4.8 Survey Errors -- 4.9 Recommended Attributes of Measurements -- 4.10 Design of Experimental Studies -- 4.11 Quality Control Sampling -- 4.12 Considerations in Statistical Analysis of Occupational Environmental Exposures -- 4.13 Presentation of Report -- 5 Sampling Theory and Estimation |
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5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Estimates -- 5.3 Point Estimators -- 5.4 Relationship between Mean Point Estimate and Sample Size -- 5.5 Interval Estimates -- 6 Testing and Inference -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Hypothesis Testing -- 6.3 Hypothesis Tests about a Population Mean : Large Sample -- 6.4 Suggested Steps of Hypothesis Testing -- 6.5 Hypothesis Tests about a Population Mean: Small Sample -- 6.6 Hypothesis Tests about a Population Proportion -- 6.7 Hypothesis Tests a Population Variance -- 6.8 Hypothesis Tests of Two Populations: Difference |
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6.9 Hypothesis Tests of Two Populations: Differences Between Two Proportions -- 6.10 Hypothesis Tests of two Populations: Comparing Variances -- 6.11 Hypothesis Tests of more than two Population Means -- 6.12 Hypothesis Testing and Decision Making -- 6.13 Goodness of Fit Test -- 6.14 An Illustrative Example -- 6.15 Non-parametric Methods -- Section C: Information Generation -- 7 Regression and Correlation -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Regression Equation -- 7.3 Coefficient of Correlation -- 7.4 Testing of Significance -- 7.5 Estimation and Prediction -- 7.6 Residual Analysis |
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7.7 Correlation Analysis |
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Print version record |
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780429605451 |
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0429605455 |
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