The Manga Guide to Statistics
Think you can't have fun learning statistics? Think again. The Manga Guide to Statistics will teach you everything you need to know about this essential discipline, while entertaining you at the same time. With its unique combination of Japanese-style comics called manga and serious educational...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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San Francisco :
No Starch Press
2008.
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| Edición: | 1st edition |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009627650706719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Table of Contents; Preface; Our Prologue: Statistics with Heart-Pounding Excitement; Chapter 1: Determining Data Types; 1. Categorical Data and Numerical Data; 2. An Example of Tricky Categorical Data; 3. How Multiple-Choice Answers Are Handled in Practice; Exercise and Answer; Summary; Chapter 2: Getting the Big Picture: Understanding Numerical Data; 1. Frequency Distribution Tables and Histograms; 2. Mean (Average); 3. Median; 4. Standard Deviation; 5. The Range of Class of a Frequency Table; 6. Estimation Theory and Descriptive Statistics; Exercise and Answer; Summary
- Chapter 3: Getting the Big Picture:Understanding Categorical Data1. Cross Tabulations; Exercise and Answer; Summary; Chapter 4: Standard Score andDeviation Score; 1. Normalization and Standard Score; 2. Characteristics of Standard Score; 3. Deviation Score; 4. Interpretation of Deviation Score; Exercise and Answer; Summary; Chapter 5: Let's Obtain the Probability; 1. Probability Density Function; 2. Normal Distribution; 3. Standard Normal Distribution; 4. Chi-square Distribution; 5. t Distribution; 6. F distribution; 7. Distributions and Excel; Exercise and Answer; Summary
- Chapter 6: Let's Look at the Relationship Between Two Variables1. Correlation Coefficient; 2. Correlation Ratio; 3. Cramer's Coefficient; Exercise and Answer; Summary; Chapter 7: Let's Explorethe Hypothesis Tests; 1. Hypothesis Tests; 2. The Chi-Square Test of Independence; 3. Null Hypotheses And Alternative Hypotheses; 4. P-value and Procedure For Hypothesis Tests; 5. Tests of Independence and Tests of Homogeneity; 6. Hypothesis Test Conclusions; Exercise and Answer; Summary; Let's Calculate Using Excel; 1. Making a Frequency Table
