
Introducing Statistics
Oxford University Press
2nd Edition
Published on 18. January 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
480 pages
978-0-19-914801-1 (ISBN)
Description
An updated version to meet the requirements of the new A Level specifications being offered by all the awarding bodies in 2000. Chapters are the same as before but there is extra material within them. Chapter 1 now includes several examples of the graphical comparision of similar data sets. This chapter includes five new sections and ends with a discussion of the (largely unwanted) characteristics to be expected in real data. Chapter 2 has been augmented by sections on the use of coded values, Bayes' theorem is included in Chapter 4, and the method for determining the distribution of a simple function of a random variable is now included in Chapter 9. In Chapter 14 there is a new section dealing with properties of regression line estimators and, later, a subsection on nonsense correlation. Some questions have been introduced on sampling in Chapter 3. These questions are somewhat open-ended, as were a number of existing questions that were not given answers in the first edition. In this edition possible answers are now provided to these questions.
Reviews / Votes
...the style is lively, with clearly worked examples and plenty of exercises with answers. * TES * This book is the best I have seen for A Level students, providing excellent support for the classroom teacher. * The Journal of the Scottish Mathematical Council *More details
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
numerous line illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 276 mm
Width: 198 mm
Thickness: 29 mm
Weight
1114 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-914801-1 (9780199148011)
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Graham J. G. Upton | Ian Cook
Introducing Statistics
Book
05/1998
Oxford University Press
€18.26
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Content
1. Summary diagrams and tables ; 2. Summary statistics ; 3. Data collection ; 4. Probability ; 5. Probability distributions and expectations ; 6. Expectation algebra ; 7. The binomial distribution ; 8. The Poisson distribution ; 9. Continuous random variables ; 10. The normal distribution ; 11. Point and interval estimation ; 12. Hypothesis tests ; 13. Goodness of fit ; 14. Regression and correlation ; Appendices ; Answers ; Index