Deborah J. Rumsey

Statistics II For Dummies (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Continue your statistics journey with this all-encompassing reference Completed Statistics through standard deviations, confidence intervals, and hypothesis testing? Then you're ready for the next step: Statistics II. And there's no better way to tackle this challenging subject than with Statistics II For Dummies! Get a brief overview of Statistics I in case you need to brush up on earlier topics, and then dive into a full explanation of all Statistic II concepts, including multiple regression, analysis of variance (ANOVA), Chi-square tests, nonparametric procedures, and analyzing large data sets. By the end of the book, you'll know how to use all the statistics tools together to create a great story about your data. For each Statistics II technique in the book, you get an overview of when and why it's used, how to know when you need it, step-by-step directions on how to do it, and tips and tricks for working through the solution. You also find: * What makes each technique distinct and what the results say * How to apply techniques in real life * An interpretation of the computer output for data analysis purposes * Instructions for using Minitab to work through many of the calculations * Practice with a lot of examples With Statistics II For Dummies, you will find even more techniques to analyze a set of data. Get a head start on your Statistics II class, or use this in conjunction with your textbook to help you thrive in statistics!

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 448
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Oktober 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781119827412
• Artikelnr.: 62751809

Autorenporträt

Deborah J. Rumsey, PhD, is a Statistics Education Specialist and Associated Professor in the Department of Statistics at The Ohio State University. She is also a Fellow of the American Statistical Association and has received the Presidential Teaching Award from Kansas State University. Dr. Rumsey has published numerous papers and given many professional presentations on the subject of statistics education.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1

Part 1: Tackling Data Analysis and Model-Building Basics 7

Chapter 1: Beyond Number Crunching: The Art and Science of Data Analysis 9

Chapter 2: Finding the Right Analysis for the Job 21

Chapter 3: Having the Normal and Sampling Distributions in Your Back Pocket 37

Chapter 4: Reviewing Confidence Intervals and Hypothesis Tests 49

Part 2: Using Different Types of Regression to Make Predictions 65

Chapter 5: Getting in Line with Simple Linear Regression 67

Chapter 6: Multiple Regression with Two X Variables 95

Chapter 7: How Can I Miss You If You Won't Leave? Regression Model Selection 117

Chapter 8: Getting Ahead of the Learning Curve with Nonlinear Regression 129

Chapter 9: Yes, No, Maybe So: Making Predictions by Using Logistic Regression 153

Part 3: Analyzing Variance with ANOVA 167

Chapter 10: Testing Lots of Means? Come On Over to ANOVA! 169

Chapter 11: Sorting Out the Means with Multiple Comparisons 189

Chapter 12: Finding Your Way through Two-Way ANOVA 205

Chapter 13: Regression and ANOVA: Surprise Relatives! 221

Part 4: Building Strong Connections with Chi-Square Tests and Nonparametrics 233

Chapter 14: Forming Associations with Two-Way Tables 235

Chapter 15: Being Independent Enough for the Chi-Square Test 257

Chapter 16: Using Chi-Square Tests for Goodness-of-Fit (Your Data, Not Your Jeans) 279

Chapter 17: Rebels Without a Distribution -- Nonparametric Procedures 291

Chapter 18: All Signs Point to the Sign Test 299

Part 5: Putting it All Together: Multi-Stage Analysis of a Large Data Set 309

Chapter 19: Conducting a Multi-Stage Analysis of a Large Data Set 311

Chapter 20: A Statistician Watches the Movies 325

Chapter 21: Looking Inside the Refrigerator 347

Part 6: The Part of Tens 361

Chapter 22: Ten Common Errors in Statistical Conclusions 363

Chapter 23: Ten Ways to Get Ahead by Knowing Statistics 375

Chapter 24: Ten Cool Jobs That Use Statistics 385

Appendix A: Reference Tables 395

Index 409