Dictionary of Statistics

Graham Upton, Ian Cook

428 pages, parution le 13/12/2002

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Résumé

Jargon-free definitions of a broad range of statistical terms
Biographical information on key figures within the field, both living and deceased
The most up-to-date dictionary of its kind
Generously illustrated with useful figures and tables
Entries on statistical journals and societies
Appendices covering mathematical and statistical notation
Chronology of key dates in the history of Statistics

This comprehensive, authoritative, and up-to-date dictionary covers a broad range of statistical terms in jargon-free language. Clear and concise definitions are provided for all the terms likely to be encountered by any student of statistics, and anyone who comes into contact with statistical terms will find this dictionary an indispensable source of reference.

Readership: Students of statistics at school and undergraduate level, researchers, postgraduate students and undergraduate students of disciplines which make use of statistics such as mathematics, biology, politics, sociology, etc. Managers in business and industry, workers in areas which use statistics such as market research, quality control, etc. The general reader.

Contents

A-Z Dictionary

Appendices

Statistical Notation
Mathematical Notation
Greek Letters
Cumulative Probabilities for the Binomial Distribution
Cumulative Probabilities for the Poisson Distribution
The Standard Normal Distribution Function
Upper-Tail Percentage Points for the Standard-Normal Distribution
Percentage Points for the t-Distribution
Percentage Points for the Chi-Squared Distribution
Percentage Points for the F-Distribution
Critical Values for the Product-Moment Correlation Coefficient, r
Critical Values for Spearman's Rank Correlation Coefficient
Critical Values for Kendall
Pseudo-Random Numbers
Selected Landmarks in the Development of Statistics
Further Reference

L'auteur - Graham Upton

University of Essex.

L'auteur - Ian Cook

Formerly of the University of Essex

Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Oxford University Press
Auteur(s)	Graham Upton, Ian Cook
Parution	13/12/2002
Nb. de pages	428
Format	13 x 19,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	335g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780192801005