Exploring Statistics, Vol. 92 Book

	Preface	v
1.	What Is Meant by Data?	1
	References	9
2.	How to Collect Data	11
	Population and Samples	11
	Survey Method	14
	Experimental Method	27
	Panel Studies	37
	Cohort Studies	37
	Published Data Sources	39
	References	39
	Appendix	40
	Exercises	41
3.	Summarization of Data	42
	Frequency Tables, Line Diagrams, and Histograms	42
	Stem-and-Leaf Displays	51
	Two-Way and Higher-Way Contingency Tables	53
	Two- and Higher-Way Summary Tables	58
	Central Tendency Measures	60
	Range, Variance, and Standard Deviation	67
	Use of Mean and SD for Interpreting Data	68
	References	73
	Appendix	73
	Exercises	89
4.	Simple Inferences that Can Be Drawn for One Population	91
	Probability	92
	Estimation	103
	Philosophy of Tests of Statistical Hypotheses	106
	Examples of Tests of Hypotheses	111
	Appendix	114
	Exercises	138
5.	Use of the Relationship Between Variables	142
	Scatter Diagram	143
	Linear Regression Equation	152
	Polynomial Regression Equation	164
	Multiple Regression Equation	169
	References	179
	Appendix	180
	Exercises	189
6.	Why Do Analysis of Variance?	192
	One-Way Analysis of Variance (Fixed Effects)	193
	One-Way Analysis of Variance (Random Effects)	203
	Randomized Block Design	205
	References	210
	Appendix	211
	Exercises	227
7.	The Use of Chi-Square Tests	230
	Tests of Goodness of Fit	231
	Contingency Tables	234
	Appendix	241
	Exercises	250
	Review Exercises	253
	Appendix	263
	Index	272