Macfie, Brian P., 1955-
Applied statistics for public policy / Brian P. Macfie and Philip M. Nufrio. - Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, c2006. New Delhi : Printice-Hall, 2006. - xv, 536 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Unit I. Descriptive statistics -- Introduction : what is statistics all about? -- Using polystat to do statistical analysis -- Presentation of data -- Summarizing data and using descriptive statistics -- Unit II. Basic probability and probability distributions -- Basic probability : theory and applications -- Sampling and the normal distribution -- The central limit theorem -- Unit III. Hypothesis testing -- Introduction to inferential statistics -- Estimating means, proportions, and sample size with confidence -- Validating a hypothesis about a single population mean using a sample -- Validating hypotheses between two population means -- Validating hypotheses about a single population proportion -- Validating hypotheses about two population proportions -- Unit IV. Measures of association -- Comparing more than two population means with anova -- Comparing more than two population proportions using the chi-square test -- Determining relationships for two variables using correlation -- Measuring relationships with simple regression analysis -- Measuring multivariate relationships with regression analysis -- Planning statistical research.
0765612399 (cloth : alk. paper) 812032904X
2004023626
Social sciences--Statistical methods.
Political statistics.
HA29 / .M185 2006
519.5 / MAA
Applied statistics for public policy / Brian P. Macfie and Philip M. Nufrio. - Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, c2006. New Delhi : Printice-Hall, 2006. - xv, 536 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Unit I. Descriptive statistics -- Introduction : what is statistics all about? -- Using polystat to do statistical analysis -- Presentation of data -- Summarizing data and using descriptive statistics -- Unit II. Basic probability and probability distributions -- Basic probability : theory and applications -- Sampling and the normal distribution -- The central limit theorem -- Unit III. Hypothesis testing -- Introduction to inferential statistics -- Estimating means, proportions, and sample size with confidence -- Validating a hypothesis about a single population mean using a sample -- Validating hypotheses between two population means -- Validating hypotheses about a single population proportion -- Validating hypotheses about two population proportions -- Unit IV. Measures of association -- Comparing more than two population means with anova -- Comparing more than two population proportions using the chi-square test -- Determining relationships for two variables using correlation -- Measuring relationships with simple regression analysis -- Measuring multivariate relationships with regression analysis -- Planning statistical research.
0765612399 (cloth : alk. paper) 812032904X
2004023626
Social sciences--Statistical methods.
Political statistics.
HA29 / .M185 2006
519.5 / MAA