Statistical Rules of Thumb - Brossura

Van Belle, Gerald

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0471402273 ISBN 13: 9780471402275

Casa editrice: Wiley-Interscience, 2002

Riassunto

Statistics-in one handy reference

Not even the most brilliant statistician can instantly recall every rule and concept that forms the daily bread of statistical work. For every practitioner and student without a photographic memory, here is an eminently practical, easy-to-use, concise sourcebook that puts a broad range of topics instantly at your fingertips.

Sensibly organized for quick reference, Statistical Rules of Thumb compiles simple rules that are widely applicable, robust, and elegant, and that capture key statistical concepts. Explaining the justification for each rule, this handbook also conveys the various possibilities that statisticians must think of when designing and conducting a study or analyzing its data. It provides a framework for considering such aspects of statistical work as:
* Randomness and statistical models
* Sample size
* Covariation
* Epidemiology
* Environmental studies
* Designing, conducting, and analyzing studies
* Words, tables, and graphs
* Consulting
Handy and reliable, this all-in-one reference should be the trusted companion of every statistician.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Gerald van Belle is a professor in the departments of Biostatistics and Environmental Health at the University of Washington in Seattle, WA. He is coauthor with Lloyd Fisher of Biostatistics: A Methodology for the Health Sciences (also from Wiley).

Product Description:

Book by Gerald van Belle

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Wiley-Interscience
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0471402273
• ISBN 13: 9780471402275
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 221