Statistics is easy! /
Statistics is the activity of inferring results about a population given a sample. Historically, statistics books assume an underlying distribution to the data (typically, the normal distribution) and derive results under that assumption. Unfortunately, in real life, one cannot normally be sure of t...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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[San Rafael, Calif.] :
Morgan & Claypool,
[2008]
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| Series: | Synthesis lectures in mathematics and statistics (Online) ;
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Statistics is the activity of inferring results about a population given a sample. Historically, statistics books assume an underlying distribution to the data (typically, the normal distribution) and derive results under that assumption. Unfortunately, in real life, one cannot normally be sure of the underlying distribution. For that reason, this book presents a distribution-independent approach to statistics based on a simple computational counting idea called resampling. This book explains the basic concepts of resampling, then systematically presents the standard statistical measures along with programs (in the language Python) to calculate them using resampling, and finally illustrates the use of the measures and programs in a case study. The text uses junior high school algebra and many examples to explain the concepts. The ideal reader has mastered at least elementary mathematics, likes to think procedurally, and is comfortable with computers. |
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| Item Description: | Title from PDF title page (viewed on Aug. 13, 2008). Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | vi, 70 pages : color illustrations, digital, HTML and PDF files. Also available in print. |
| Format: | System requirements: PDF reader. Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 69-70). |
| ISBN: | 9781598297782 (e-book) 1598297783 (e-book) |
| Access: | Access limited to subscribers. |