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Fundamentals of Statistics
About this book
Fundamentals of Statistics covers topics on the introduction, fundamentals, and science of statistics. The book discusses the collection, organization and representation of numerical data; elementary probability; the binomial Poisson distributions; and the measures of central tendency. The text describes measures of dispersion for measuring the spread of a distribution; continuous distributions for measuring on a continuous scale; the properties and use of normal distribution; and tests involving the normal or student's 't' distributions. The use of control charts for sample means; the ranges and fraction defective; the chi-squared distribution; the F distribution; and the bivariate distributions are also considered. The book deals with the idea of mathematical expectation and its relationship with mean, variance, and covariance, as well as weighted averages, death rates, and time series. Students studying for advanced level education or higher national certificates in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology, or Pharmacy, as well as university students taking such courses will find the book invaluable.
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Fundamentals of Statistics
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- PREFACE
- CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION
- CHAPTER 2. THE COLLECTION, ORGANIZATION AND REPRESENTATION OF NUMERICAL DATA
- CHAPTER 3. ELEMENTARY PROBABILITY
- CHAPTER 4. THE BINOMIAL AND POISSON DISTRIBUTIONS
- CHAPTER 5. MEASURES OF CENTRAL TENDENCY
- CHAPTER 6. MEASURES OF DISPERSION
- CHAPTER 7. CONTINUOUS DISTRIBUTIONS
- CHAPTER 8. THE NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
- CHAPTER 9. SIGNIFICANCE TESTING AND CONFIDENCE INTERVALS
- CHAPTER 10. QUALITY CONTROL
- CHAPTER 11. CHI-SQUARED DISTRIBUTION
- CHAPTER 12. THE F DISTRIBUTION (VARIANCE RATIO)
- CHAPTER 13. BIVARIATE DISTRIBUTIONS
- CHAPTER 14. MATHEMATICAL EXPECTATION, VARIANCE AND COVARIANCE
- CHAPTER 15. WEIGHTED AVERAGES, DEATH RATES AND TIME SERIES
- APPENDIX
- SOLUTIONS
- INDEX
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