Statistics in a Nutshell

9: Factorial ANOVA and ANCOVA; 9.1 Factorial ANOVA; 9.2 ANCOVA; 9.3 Exercises;Chapter 10: Multiple Linear Regression; 10.1 Multiple Regression Models; 10.2 Exercises;Chapter 11: Logistic, Multinomial, and Polynomial Regression; 11.1 Logistic Regression; 11.2 Multinomial Logistic Regression; 11.3 Polynomial Regression; 11.4 Overfitting; 11.5 Exercises;Chapter 12: Factor Analysis, Cluster Analysis, and Discriminant Function Analysis; 12.1 Factor Analysis; 12.2 Cluster Analysis; 12.3 Discriminant Function Analysis; 12.4 Exercises;Chapter 13: Nonparametric Statistics; 13.1 Between-Subjects Designs; 13.2 Within-Subjects Designs; 13.3 Exercises;Chapter 14: Business and Quality Improvement Statistics; 14.1 Index Numbers; 14.2 Time Series; 14.3 Decision Analysis; 14.4 Quality Improvement; 14.5 Exercises;Chapter 15: Medical and Epidemiological Statistics; 15.1 Measures of Disease Frequency; 15.2 Ratio, Proportion, and Rate; 15.3 Prevalence and Incidence; 15.4 Crude, Category-Specific, and Standardized Rates; 15.5 The Risk Ratio; 15.6 The Odds Ratio; 15.7 Confounding, Stratified Analysis, and the Mantel-Haenszel Common Odds Ratio; 15.8 Power Analysis; 15.9 Sample Size Calculations; 15.10 Exercises;Chapter 16: Educational and Psychological Statistics; 16.1 Percentiles; 16.2 Standardized Scores; 16.3 Test Construction; 16.4 Classical Test Theory: The True Score Model; 16.5 Reliability of a Composite Test; 16.6 Measures of Internal Consistency; 16.7 Item Analysis; 16.8 Item Response Theory; 16.9 Exercises;Chapter 17: Data Management; 17.1 An Approach, Not a Set of Recipes; 17.2 The Chain of Command; 17.3 Codebooks; 17.4 The Rectangular Data File; 17.5 Spreadsheets and Relational Databases; 17.6 Inspecting a New Data File; 17.7 String and Numeric Data; 17.8 Missing Data;Chapter 18: Research Design; 18.1 Basic Vocabulary; 18.2 Observational Studies; 18.3 Quasi-Experimental Studies; 18.4 Experimental Studies; 18.5 Gathering Experimental Data; 18.6 Example Experimental Design;Chapter 19: Communicating with Statistics; 19.1 General Notes;Chapter 20: Critiquing Statistics Presented by Others; 20.1 Evaluating the Whole Article; 20.2 The Misuse of Statistics; 20.3 Common Problems; 20.4 Quick Checklist; 20.5 Issues in Research Design; 20.6 Descriptive Statistics; 20.7 Inferential Statistics;Review of Basic Mathematics; Laws of Arithmetic; Properties of Real Numbers; Exponents and Roots; Solving Equations; Systems of Equations; Graphing Equations; Linear Inequalities; Fractions; Factorials, Permutations, and Combinations; Exercises; Answers;Introduction to Statistical Packages; Minitab; SPSS; SAS; R; Microsoft Excel;References; Preface and General Sources; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Chapter 9; Chapter 10; Chapter 11; Chapter 12; Chapter 13; Chapter 14; Chapter 15; Chapter 16; Chapter 17; Chapter 18; Chapter 19; Chapter 20;Probability Tables for Common Distributions; The Standard Normal Distribution; The t-Distribution; The Binomial Distribution; The Chi-Square Distribution;Online Resources; General Resources; Glossaries; Probability Tables; Online Calculators; Online Textbooks;Glossary of Statistical Terms;Colophon;