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Preface
Part 1: Introduction
Ch 1: Statistics and the Scientific Method
1.1: Introduction
1.2: Why Study Statistics?
1.3: Some Current Applications of Statistics
1.4: A Note to the Student
1.5: Summary
1.6: Exercises
Part 2: Collecting Data
Ch 2: Using Surveys and Experimental Studies to Gather Data
2.1: Introduction and Abstract of Research Study
2.2: Observational Studies
2.3: Sampling Designs for Surveys
2.4: Experimental Studies
2.5: Designs for Experimental Studies
2.6: Research Study: Exit Polls Versus Election Results
2.7: Summary
2.8: Exercises
Part 3: Summarizing Data
Ch 3: Data Description
3.1: Introduction and Abstract of Research Study
3.2: Calculators, Computers, and Software Systems
3.3: Describing Data on a Single Variable: Graphical Methods
3.4: Describing Data on a Single Variable: Measures of Central Tendency
3.5: Describing Data on a Single Variable: Measures of Variability
3.6: The Boxplot
3.7: Summarizing Data from More Than One Variable: Graphs and Correlation
3.8: Research Study: Controlling for Student Background in the Assessment of Teaching
3.9: R Instructions
3.10: Summary and Key Formulas
3.11: Exercises
Ch 4: Probability and Probability Distributions
4.1: Introduction and Abstract of Research Study
4.2: Finding the Probability of an Event
4.3: Basic Event Relations and Probability Laws
4.4: Conditional Probability and Independence
4.5: Bayes’ Formula
4.6: Variables: Discrete and Continuous
4.7: Probability Distributions for Discrete Random Variables
4.8: Two Discrete Random Variables: The Binomial and the Poisson
4.9: Probability Distributions for Continuous Random Variables
4.10: A Continuous Probability Distribution: The Normal Distribution
4.11: Random Sampling
4.12: Sampling Distributions
4.13: Normal Approximation to the Binomial
4.14: Evaluating Whether or Not a Population Distribution Is Normal
4.15: Research Study: Inferences About Performance-Enhancing Drugs Among Athletes
4.16: R Instructions
4.17: Summary and Key Formulas
4.18: Exercises
Part 4: Analyzing the Data, Interpreting the Analyses, and Communicating the Results
Ch 5: Inferences About Population Central Values
5.1: Introduction and Abstract of Research Study
5.2: Estimation of μ
5.3: Choosing the Sample Size for Estimating μ
5.4: A Statistical Test for μ
5.5: Choosing the Sample Size for Testing μ
5.6: The Level of Significance of a Statistical Test
5.7: Inferences About μ for a Normal Population, σ Unknown
5.8: Inferences About μ When the Population Is Nonnormal and n Is Small: Bootstrap Methods
5.9: Inferences About the Median
5.10: Research Study: Percentage of Calories from Fat
5.11: Summary and Key Formulas
5.12: Exercises
Ch 6: Inferences Comparing Two Population Central Values
6.1: Introduction and Abstract of Research Study
6.2: Inferences About μ1 ― μ2: Independent Samples
6.3: A Nonparametric Alternative: The Wilcoxon Rank Sum Test
6.4: Inferences About μ1 ― μ2: Paired Data
6.5: A Nonparametric Alternative: The Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test
6.6: Choosing Sample Sizes for Inferences About μ1 ― μ2
6.7: Research Study: Effects of an Oil Spill on Plant Growth
6.8: Summary and Key Formulas
6.9: Exercises
Ch 7: Inferences About Population Variances
7.1: Introduction and Abstract of Research Study
7.2: Estimation and Tests for a Population Variance
7.3: Estimation and Tests for Comparing Two Population Variances
7.4: Tests for Comparing t > 2 Population Variances
7.5: Research Study: Evaluation of Methods for Detecting E. coli
7.6: Summary and Key Formulas
7.7: Exercises
Ch 8: Inferences About More Than Two Population Central Values
8.1: Introduction and Abstract of Research Study
8.2: A Statistical Test About More Than Two Population Means: An Analysis of Variance
8.3: The Model for Observations in a Completely Randomized Design
8.4: Checking on the AOV Conditions
8.5: An Alternative Analysis: Transformations of the Data
8.6: A Nonparametric Alternative: The Kruskal–Wallis Test
8.7: Research Study: Effect of Timing on the Treatment of Port-Wine Stains with Lasers
8.8: Summary and Key Formulas
8.9: Exercises
Ch 9: Multiple Comparisons
9.1: Introduction and Abstract of Research Study
9.2: Linear Contrasts
9.3: Which Error Rate Is Controlled?
9.4: Scheffé’s S Method
9.5: Tukey’s W Procedure
9.6: Dunnett’s Procedure: Comparison of Treatments to a Control
9.7: A Nonparametric Multiple-Comparison Procedure
9.8: Research Study: Are Interviewers’ Decisions Affected by Different Handicap Types?
9.9: Summary and Key Formulas
9.10: Exercises
Ch 10: Categorical Data
10.1: Introduction and Abstract of Research Study
10.2: Inferences About a Population Proportion π
10.3: Inferences About the Difference Between Two Population Proportions, π1 - π2
10.4: Inferences About Several Proportions: Chi-Square Goodness-of-Fit Test
10.5: Contingency Tables: Tests for Independence and Homogeneity
10.6: Measuring Strength of Relation
10.7: Odds and Odds Ratios
10.8: Combining Sets of 2 x 2 Contingency Tables
10.9: Research Study: Does Gender Bias Exist in the Selection of Students for Vocational Education?
10.10: Summary and Key Formulas
10.11: Exercises
Ch 11: Linear Regression and Correlation
11.1: Introduction and Abstract of Research Study
11.2: Estimating Model Parameters
11.3: Inferences About Regression Parameters
11.4: Predicting New y-Values Using Regression
11.5: Examining Lack of Fit in Linear Regression
11.6: Correlation
11.7: Research Study: Two Methods for Detecting E. coli
11.8: Summary and Key Formulas
11.9: Exercises
Ch 12: Multiple Regression and the General Linear Model
12.1: Introduction and Abstract of Research Study
12.2: The General Linear Model
12.3: Estimating Multiple Regression Coefficients
12.4: Inferences in Multiple Regression
12.5: Testing a Subset of Regression Coefficients
12.6: Forecasting Using Multiple Regression
12.7: Comparing the Slopes of Several Regression Lines
12.8: Logistic Regression
12.9: Some Multiple Regression Theory (Optional)
12.10: Research Study: Evaluation of the Performance of an Electric Drill
12.11: Summary and Key Formulas
12.12: Exercises
Ch 13: Further Regression Topics
13.1: Introduction and Abstract of Research Study
13.2: Selecting the Variables (Step 1)
13.3: Formulating the Model (Step 2)
13.4: Checking Model Assumptions (Step 3)
13.5: Research Study: Construction Costs for Nuclear Power Plants
13.6: Summary and Key Formulas
13.7: Exercises
Ch 14: Analysis of Variance for Completely Randomized Designs
14.1: Introduction and Abstract of Research Study
14.2: Completely Randomized Design with a Single Factor
14.3: Factorial Treatment Structure
14.4: Factorial Treatment Structures with an Unequal Number of Replications
14.5: Estimation of Treatment Differences and Comparisons of Treatment Means
14.6: Determining the Number of Replications
14.7: Research Study: Development of a Low-Fat Processed Meat
14.8: Summary and Key Formulas
14.9: Exercises
Ch 15: Analysis of Variance for Blocked Designs
15.1: Introduction and Abstract of Research Study
15.2: Randomized Complete Block Design
15.3: Latin Square Design
15.4: Factorial Treatment Structure in a Randomized Complete Block Design
15.5: A Nonparametric Alternative—Friedman’s Test
15.6: Research Study: Control of Leatherjackets
15.7: Summary and Key Formulas
15.8: Exercises
Ch 16: The Analysis of Covariance
16.1: Introduction and Abstract of Research Study
16.2: A Completely Randomized Design with One Covariate
16.3: The Extrapolation Problem
16.4: Multiple Covariates and More Complicated Designs
16.5: Research Study: Evaluation of Cool-Season Grasses for Putting Greens
16.6: Summary
16.7: Exercises
Ch 17: Analysis of Variance for Some Fixed-, Random-, and Mixed-Effects Models
17.1: Introduction and Abstract of Research Study
17.2: A One-Factor Experiment with Random Treatment Effects
17.3: Extensions of Random-Effects Models
17.4: Mixed-Effects Models
17.5: Rules for Obtaining Expected Mean Squares
17.6: Nested Factors
17.7: Research Study: Factors Affecting Pressure Drops Across Expansion Joints
17.8: Summary
17.9: Exercises
Ch 18: Split-Plot, Repeated Measures, and Crossover Designs
18.1: Introduction and Abstract of Research Study
18.2: Split-Plot Designed Experiments
18.3: Single-Factor Experiments with Repeated Measures
18.4: Two-Factor Experiments with Repeated Measures on One of the Factors
18.5: Crossover Designs
18.6: Research Study: Effects of an Oil Spill on Plant Growth
18.7: Summary
18.8: Exercises
Ch 19: Analysis of Variance for Some Unbalanced Designs
19.1: Introduction and Abstract of Research Study
19.2: A Randomized Block Design with One or More Missing Observations
19.3: A Latin Square Design with Missing Data
19.4: Balanced Incomplete Block (BIB) Designs
19.5: Research Study: Evaluation of the Consistency of Property Assessors
19.6: Summary and Key Formulas
19.7: Exercises
Appendix: Statistical Tables
Answers to Selected Exercises
References
Index
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