Statistics and probability : senior high school
/ Joyce Raymond B. Punzalan
- First edition
- xiv, 369 pages : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references (pages [361]-362) and index.
Chapter 1. Introduction to statistics What is statistics? Areas of statistics Sources of data Types of variables Levels of measurement Methods of collecting data Chapter 2. Descriptive statistics : describing, exploring and comparing data Frequency distribution Graphic representation of a frequency distribution Measures of central tendency Measures of dispersion and skewness Chapter 3. Sampling methods Why sample the population? Sampling methods : non-probability sampling Sampling methods : probability sampling Sources of error in survey sampling Chapter 4. Interpretation of probability Sample space and events Counting sample points Calculating the probability of event Chapter 5. Random variables and probability distributions Random variables The expected value of a random variable Specific probability distributions Chapter 6. Sampling distribution Sampling distribution of the sample mean The central limit theorem Chapter 7. Inferential statistics : estimation and hypothesis testing Estimation theory Interval estimation Test of hypothesis Chapter 8. F-Test and analysis of variance (ANOVA) The F-distribution Analysis of variance (ANOVA) Chapter 9. Chi-square applications Test of homogeneity Test of independence Chapter 10. Simple linear regression and correlation Scatter diagram Correlation analysis Simple linear regression Confidence interval and prediction interval