Introducing statistics [texte imprimé] / Graham J. G. Upton ; Ian Cook  . -  2nd ed. . - Oxford : Oxford University press, 2001 . - ix, 470 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
ISBN : 978-0-19-914801-1
Includes index. Previous ed.: 1998.
Langues : Anglais (eng)

Catégories :	Anglais Manuel scolaire Statistique Use when referring to the science of statistics. For collections of statistics, use "statistical data", or more specific descriptor, e.g. "educational statistics", etc.
Index. décimale :	519.5 Statistiques et probabilités
Résumé :	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.