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Statistics in Scientific Investigation

Its Basis, Application, and Interpretation

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  • © 1990

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Authors:
  1. Glen McPherson

    1. Department of Mathematics, The University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia

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Part of the book series: Springer Texts in Statistics (STS)

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Table of contents (22 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxvi
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  2. The Role of Statistics in Scientific Investigations

    • Glen McPherson
    Pages 1-33

  3. Data: The Factual Information

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    Pages 34-45

  4. Statistical Models: The Experimenter’s View

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    Pages 46-59

  5. Comparing Model and Data

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    Pages 60-72

  6. Probability: A Fundamental Tool of Statistics

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    Pages 73-99

  7. Some Widely Used Statistical Models

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    Pages 100-121

  8. Some Important Statistics and Their Sampling Distributions

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    Pages 122-153

  9. Statistical Analysis: The Statisticians’ View

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    Pages 154-180

  10. Examining Proportions and Success Rates

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    Pages 181-198

  11. Model and Data Checking

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    Pages 199-226

  12. Questions About the “Average” Value

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    Pages 227-241

  13. Comparing Two Groups, Treatments or Processes

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    Pages 242-296

  14. Observational Studies, Surveys and Designed Experiments

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    Pages 297-331

  15. Comparing More Than Two Treatments or Groups

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    Pages 332-370

  16. Comparing Mean Response When There Are Three or More Treatments

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    Pages 371-445

  17. Comparing Patterns of Response: Frequency Tables

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    Pages 446-474

  18. Studying Association and Correlation

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    Pages 475-508

  19. Prediction and Estimation: The Role of Explanatory Variables

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    Pages 509-567

  20. Questions About Variability

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    Pages 568-588
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About this book

In this book I have taken on the challenge of providing an insight into Statistics and a blueprint for statistical application for a wide audience. For students in the sciences and related professional areas and for researchers who may need to apply Statistics in the course of scientific experimenta­ tion, the development emphasizes the manner in which Statistics fits into the framework of the scientific method. Mathematics students will find a unified, but non-mathematical structure for Statistics which can provide the motivation for the theoretical development found in standard texts on theoretical Statistics. For statisticians and students of Statistics, the ideas contained in the book and their manner of development may aid in the de­ velopment of better communications between scientists and statisticians. The demands made of readers are twofold: a minimal mathematical prerequisite which is simply an ability to comprehend formulae containing mathematical variables, such as those derived from a high school course in algebra or the equivalent; a grasp of the process of scientific modeling which comes with ei­ ther experience in scientific experimentation or practice with solving mathematical problems.

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  • Department of Mathematics, The University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia

    Glen McPherson

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