Record Display for the EPA National Library Catalog
RECORD NUMBER: 5 OF 9| Main Title | Problem solving : a statistician's guide / | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Chatfield, Christopher. | |||||||||||
| Publisher | Chapman and Hall, | |||||||||||
| Year Published | 1988 | |||||||||||
| OCLC Number | 17840826 | |||||||||||
| ISBN | 041228670X; 9780412286704; 0412286807; 9780412286803 | |||||||||||
| Subjects | Statistics ; Mathematical statistics ; Problem solving ; Probleml osen ; Statistik ; Statistische methoden ; Statistique ; Statistique math ematique ; Matematisk statistikk ; Statistique--ram ; Statistique mathematique--ram | |||||||||||
| Holdings |
|
|||||||||||
| Collation | xvi, 261 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm | |||||||||||
| Notes | Includes bibliographical references (pages 250-254). Includes indexes. |
|||||||||||
| Contents Notes | pt. I. The general principles involved in tackling statistical problems. Introduction -- The stages of a statistical investigation -- Formulating the problem -- Collecting the data -- Analysing the data I: general strategy -- Analysing the data II: The initial examination of data -- Analysing the data III: The 'definitive' analysis -- Using resources I: the computer -- Using resources II: the library -- Communication I: consultation and collaboration in statistical projects -- Communication II: effective report writing -- Numeracy -- pt. II. Exercises. Descriptive statistics -- Exploring data -- Correlation and regression -- Analysing complex large-scale data sets -- Analysing more structured data -- Time-series analysis -- Miscellaneous -- Collecting data -- pt. III. Appendices. A digest of statistical techniques -- MINITAB and GLIM -- Some useful addresses -- Statistical tables. |