Statistics All-in-One For Dummies

Statistics All-in-One For Dummies

by Deborah J. Rumsey
Released November 2022
Publisher(s): For Dummies
ISBN: 9781119902560

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Book description

The odds-on best way to master stats.

Statistics All-in-One For Dummies is packed with lessons, examples, and practice problems to help you slay your stats course. Develop confidence and understanding in statistics with easy-to-understand (even fun) explanations of key concepts. Plus, you’ll get access to online chapter quizzes and other resources that will turn you into a stats master. This book teaches you how to interpret graphs, determine probability, critique data, and so much more. Written by an expert author and serious statistics nerd, Statistics AIO For Dummies explains everything in terms anyone can understand.

  • Get a grasp of basic statistics concepts required in every statistics course
  • Clear up the process of interpreting graphs, understanding polls, and analyzing data
  • Master correlation, regression, and other data analysis tools
  • Score higher on stats tests and get a better grade in your high school or college class

Statistics All-in-One For Dummies follows the curriculum of intro college statistics courses (including AP Stats!) so you can learn everything you need to know to get the grade you need—the Dummies way.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Introduction
    1. About This Book
    2. Foolish Assumptions
    3. Icons Used in This Book
    4. Beyond the Book
    5. Where to Go from Here
  5. Unit 1: Getting Started with Statistics
    1. Chapter 1: The Statistics of Everyday Life
      1. Statistics and the Media: More Questions than Answers?
      2. Using Statistics at Work
    2. Chapter 2: Taking Control: So Many Numbers, So Little Time
      1. Detecting Errors, Exaggerations, and Just Plain Lies
      2. Feeling the Impact of Misleading Statistics
    3. Chapter 3: Tools of the Trade
      1. Thriving in a Statistical World
      2. Statistics: More than Just Numbers
      3. Designing Appropriate Studies
      4. Collecting Quality Data
      5. Grabbing Some Basic Statistical Jargon
      6. Drawing Credible Conclusions
      7. Becoming a Sleuth, Not a Skeptic
  6. Unit 2: Number-Crunching Basics
    1. Chapter 4: Crunching Categorical Data
      1. Summing Up Data with Descriptive Statistics
      2. Crunching Categorical Data: Tables and Percents
      3. Practice Questions Answers and Explanations
      4. Whaddya Know? Chapter 4 Quiz
      5. Answers to Chapter 4 Quiz
    2. Chapter 5: Means, Medians, and More
      1. Measuring the Center with Mean and Median
      2. Accounting for Variation
      3. Examining the Empirical Rule (68-95-99.7)
      4. Measuring Relative Standing with Percentiles
      5. Practice Questions Answers and Explanations
      6. Whaddya Know? Chapter 5 Quiz
      7. Answers to Chapter 5 Quiz
    3. Chapter 6: Getting the Picture: Graphing Categorical Data
      1. Take Another Little Piece of My Pie Chart
      2. Raising the Bar on Bar Graphs
      3. Practice Questions Answers and Explanations
      4. Whaddya Know? Chapter 6 Quiz
      5. Answers to Chapter 6 Quiz
    4. Chapter 7: Going by the Numbers: Graphing Numerical Data
      1. Handling Histograms
      2. Examining Boxplots
      3. Tackling Time Charts
      4. Practice Questions Answers and Explanations
      5. Whaddya Know? Chapter 7 Quiz
      6. Answers to Chapter 7 Quiz
  7. Unit 3: Distributions and the Central Limit Theorem
    1. Chapter 8: Coming to Terms with Probability
      1. A Set Notation Overview
      2. Probabilities of Events Involving A and/or B
      3. Understanding and Applying the Rules of Probability
      4. Recognizing Independence in Multiple Events
      5. Including Mutually Exclusive Events
      6. Distinguishing Independent from Mutually Exclusive Events
      7. Avoiding Probability Misconceptions
      8. Predictions Using Probability
      9. Practice Questions Answers and Explanations
      10. Whaddya Know? Chapter 8 Quiz
      11. Answers to Chapter 8 Quiz
    2. Chapter 9: Random Variables and the Binomial Distribution
      1. Defining a Random Variable
      2. Identifying a Binomial
      3. Finding Binomial Probabilities Using a Formula
      4. Finding Probabilities Using the Binomial Table
      5. Checking Out the Mean and Standard Deviation of the Binomial
      6. Practice Questions Answers and Explanations
      7. Whaddya Know? Chapter 9 Quiz
      8. Answers to Chapter 9 Quiz
    3. Chapter 10: The Normal Distribution
      1. Exploring the Basics of the Normal Distribution
      2. Meeting the Standard Normal (Z-) Distribution
      3. Finding Probabilities for a Normal Distribution
      4. Knowing Where You Stand with Percentiles
      5. Finding X When You Know the Percent
      6. Normal Approximation to the Binomial
      7. Practice Questions Answers and Explanations
      8. Whaddya Know? Chapter 10 Quiz
      9. Answers to Chapter 10 Quiz
    4. Chapter 11: The t-Distribution
      1. Basics of the t-Distribution
      2. Using the t-Table
      3. Studying Behavior Using the t-Table
      4. Practice Questions Answers and Explanations
      5. Whaddya Know? Chapter 11 Quiz
      6. Answers to Chapter 11 Quiz
    5. Chapter 12: Sampling Distributions and the Central Limit Theorem
      1. Defining a Sampling Distribution
      2. The Mean of a Sampling Distribution
      3. Measuring Standard Error
      4. Looking at the Shape of a Sampling Distribution
      5. Finding Probabilities for the Sample Mean
      6. The Sampling Distribution of the Sample Proportion
      7. Finding Probabilities for the Sample Proportion
      8. Practice Questions Answers and Explanations
      9. Whaddya Know? Chapter 12 Quiz
      10. Answers to Chapter 12 Quiz
  8. Unit 4: Guesstimating and Hypothesizing with Confidence
    1. Chapter 13: Leaving Room for a Margin of Error
      1. Seeing the Importance of that Plus or Minus
      2. Finding the Margin of Error: A General Formula
      3. Determining the Impact of Sample Size
      4. Practice Questions Answers and Explanations
      5. Whaddya Know? Chapter 13 Quiz
      6. Answers to Chapter 13 Quiz
    2. Chapter 14: Confidence Intervals: Making Your Best Guesstimate
      1. Not All Estimates Are Created Equal
      2. Linking a Statistic to a Parameter
      3. Getting with the Jargon
      4. Interpreting Results with Confidence
      5. Zooming In on Width
      6. Choosing a Confidence Level
      7. Factoring In the Sample Size
      8. Counting On Population Variability
      9. Calculating a Confidence Interval for a Population Mean
      10. Figuring Out What Sample Size You Need
      11. Determining the Confidence Interval for One Population Proportion
      12. Creating a Confidence Interval for the Difference of Two Means
      13. Estimating the Difference of Two Proportions
      14. Spotting Misleading Confidence Intervals
      15. Practice Questions Answers and Explanations
      16. Whaddya Know? Chapter 14 Quiz
      17. Answers to Chapter 14 Quiz
    3. Chapter 15: Claims, Tests, and Conclusions
      1. Setting Up the Hypotheses
      2. Gathering Good Evidence (Data)
      3. Compiling the Evidence: The Test Statistic
      4. Weighing the Evidence and Making Decisions: p-Values
      5. Making Conclusions
      6. Assessing the Chance of a Wrong Decision
      7. Practice Questions Answers and Explanations
      8. Whaddya Know? Chapter 15 Quiz
      9. Answers to Chapter 15 Quiz
    4. Chapter 16: Commonly Used Hypothesis Tests: Formulas and Examples
      1. Testing One Population Mean
      2. Handling Small Samples and Unknown Standard Deviations: The t-Test
      3. Testing One Population Proportion
      4. Comparing Two (Independent) Population Averages
      5. Testing for an Average Difference (The Paired t-Test)
      6. Comparing Two Population Proportions
      7. Practice Questions Answers and Explanations
      8. Whaddya Know? Chapter 16 Quiz
      9. Answers to Chapter 16 Quiz
  9. Unit 5: Statistical Studies and the Hunt for a Meaningful Relationship
    1. Chapter 17: Polls, Polls, and More Polls
      1. Recognizing the Impact of Polls
      2. Behind the Scenes: The Ins and Outs of Surveys
      3. Practice Questions Answers and Explanations
      4. Whaddya Know? Chapter 17 Quiz
      5. Answers to Chapter 17 Quiz
    2. Chapter 18: Experiments and Observational Studies: Medical Breakthroughs or Misleading Results?
      1. Boiling Down the Basics of Studies
      2. Designing a Good Experiment
      3. Interpreting Experiment Results
      4. Practice Questions Answers and Explanations
      5. Whaddya Know? Chapter 18 Quiz
      6. Answers to Chapter 18 Quiz
    3. Chapter 19: Looking for Links: Correlation and Regression
      1. Picturing a Relationship with a Scatterplot
      2. Quantifying Linear Relationships Using the Correlation
      3. Working with Linear Regression
      4. Making Proper Predictions
      5. Regression Analysis: Understanding the Output
      6. Residing with Residuals
      7. Explaining the Relationship: Correlation versus Cause and Effect
      8. Practice Questions Answers and Explanations
      9. Whaddya Know? Chapter 19 Quiz
      10. Answers to Chapter 19 Quiz
    4. Chapter 20: Two-Way Tables and Independence
      1. Interpreting Two-Way Tables
      2. Checking Independence and Describing Dependence
      3. Cautiously Interpreting Results
      4. Practice Questions Answers and Explanations
      5. Whaddya Know? Chapter 20 Quiz
      6. Answers to Chapter 20 Quiz
  10. Appendix : Tables for Reference
    1. The Z-Table
    2. The t-Table
    3. The Binomial Table
  11. Index
  12. About the Author
  13. Advertisement Page
  14. Connect with Dummies
  15. End User License Agreement

Product information

  • Title: Statistics All-in-One For Dummies
  • Author(s): Deborah J. Rumsey
  • Release date: November 2022
  • Publisher(s): For Dummies
  • ISBN: 9781119902560