About this product

Product Identifiers

PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John

ISBN-101119293529

ISBN-139781119293521

eBay Product ID (ePID)229054714

Product Key Features

Number of Pages416 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameStatistics for Dummies

Publication Year2016

SubjectProbability & Statistics / General, Probability & Statistics / Multivariate Analysis, Statistics

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaMathematics, Education, Business & Economics

AuthorDeborah J. Rumsey

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight26.2 Oz

Item Length9.1 in

Item Width7.4 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number2

Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition23

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal519.5

SynopsisThe fun and easy way to get down to business with statistics Stymied by statistics? No fear? this friendly guide offers clear, practical explanations of statistical ideas, techniques, formulas, and calculations, with lots of examples that show you how these concepts apply to your everyday life. Statistics For Dummies shows you how to interpret and critique graphs and charts, determine the odds with probability, guesstimate with confidence using confidence intervals, set up and carry out a hypothesis test, compute statistical formulas, and more. Tracks to a typical first semester statistics course Updated examples resonate with today's students Explanations mirror teaching methods and classroom protocol Packed with practical advice and real-world problems, Statistics For Dummies gives you everything you need to analyze and interpret data for improved classroom or on-the-job performance., Statistics For Dummies, 2nd Edition (9781119293521) was previously published as Statistics For Dummies, 2nd Edition (9780470911082). While this version features a new Dummies cover and design, the content is the same as the prior release and should not be considered a new or updated product., Grasp statistical ideas, formulas, and calculations Interpret graphs and polls and determine probability Analyze data using many techniques The simple way to study statistics Stymied by statistics? Fear not! In easy-to-understand terms, this guide shows you how to make sense of statistics. From collecting, graphing, and critiquing data to calculating confidence intervals and hypothesis tests, youll have everything you need to analyze data with confidence. In no time, youll be deciphering binomial, normal, t-, and sampling distributions; tackling regression and two-way tables; and much more. Inside Plain-English definitions Understanding and critiquing polls Information on organizing data Explanations of random variables Facts about the Central Limit Theorem Data analysis tools

LC Classification NumberQA276