Includes index.
Preface
Preliminaries: Introduction to statistical investigations. Introduction to the six-step method section ; Exploring data ; Exploring random processes
Unit 1: Four pillars of inference : strength, size, breadth, and cause. Significance : how strong is the evidence? ; Generalization : how broadly do the results apply? ; Estimation : how large is the effect? ; Causation : can we say what caused the effect?
Unit 2: Comparing two groups. Comparing two proportions ; Comparing two means ; Paired data : one quantitative variable
Unit 3: Analyzing more general situations. Comparing more than two proportions ; Comparing more than two means ; Two quantitative variables
Appendix: Calculation details
Appendix: Stratified and cluster samples
Answers: Answered to starred homework problems.
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Introduction to statistical investigations by Nathan Tintle. ISBN 9781118956670. Published by Wiley in 2015. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.
