Statistics II for Dummies (ePub)

Introduction. Part I: Tackling Data Analysis and Model-Building Basics. Chapter 1: Beyond Number Crunching: The Art and Science of Data Analysis. Chapter 2: Finding the Right Analysis for the Job. Chapter 3: Reviewing Confi dence Intervals and Hypothesis Tests. Part II: Using Different Types of Regression to Make Predictions. Chapter 4: Getting in Line with Simple Linear Regression. Chapter 5: Multiple Regression with Two X Variables. Chapter 6: How Can I Miss You If You Won't Leave? Regression Model Selection. Chapter 7: Getting Ahead of the Learning Curve with Nonlinear Regressio. Chapter 8: Yes, No, Maybe So: Making Predictions by Using Logistic Regression. Part III: Analyzing Variance with ANOVA. Chapter 9: Testing Lots of Means? Come On Over to ANOVA! Chapter 10: Sorting Out the Means with Multiple Comparisons. Chapter 11: Finding Your Way through Two-Way ANOVA. Chapter 12: Regression and ANOVA: Surprise Relatives! Part IV: Building Strong Connections with Chi-Square Tests. Chapter 13: Forming Associations with Two-Way Tables. Chapter 14: Being Independent Enough for the Chi-Square Test. Chapter 15: Using Chi-Square Tests for Goodness-of-Fit (Your Data, Not Your Jeans). Part V: Nonparametric Statistics: Rebels without a Distribution. Chapter 16: Going Nonparametric. Chapter 17: All Signs Point to the Sign Test and Signed Rank Test. Chapter 18: Pulling Rank with the Rank Sum Test. Chapter 19: Do the Kruskal-Wallis and Rank the Sums with the Wilcoxon. Chapter 20: Pointing Out Correlations with Spearman's Rank. Part VI: The Part of Tens. Chapter 21: Ten Common Errors in Statistical Conclusions. Chapter 22: Ten Ways to Get Ahead by Knowing Statistics. Chapter 23: Ten Cool Jobs That Use Statistics. Appendix: Reference Tables. Index.

Deborah Rumsey, PhD, is a Statistics Education Specialist and Auxiliary Faculty Member in the Department of Statistics at 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.

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