Against all odds inside statistics /

Presents the why as well as the how of statistics using computer animation, colorful on-screen computations, and documentary segments

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: American Society for Quality Control, American Statistical Association, Chedd-Angier Production Company, Consortium for Mathematics and Its Applications (U.S.), Intellimation, Inc
Other Authors: Amabile, Teresa, Garfunkel, Solomon A., 1943-, Moore, David S
Format: Unknown
Language:English
Published: [S.l.] : Santa Barbara, Calif. : COMAP and Chedd/Angier ; Intellimation [distributor], 1989
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. What is statistics
  • 2. Picturing distributions
  • 3. Describing distributions
  • 4. Normal distributions
  • 5. Normal calculations
  • 6. Time series
  • 7. Models for growth
  • 8. Describing relationships
  • 9. Correlation
  • 10. Multidimensional data analysis
  • 11. The question of causation
  • 12. Experimental design
  • 13. Blocking and sampling
  • 14. Samples and surveys
  • 15. What is probability
  • 16. Random variables
  • 17. Binomial distributions
  • 18. The sample mean and control charts
  • 19. Confidence intervals
  • 20. Significance tests
  • 21. Inference for one mean
  • 22. Comparing two means
  • 23. Inference for proportions
  • 24. Inference for two-way tables
  • 25. Inference for relationships
  • 26. Case study