Statistics a guide to the unknown

Statistics a guide to the unknown

This collection of intriguing essays describes important applications of statistics and probability in many fields. Instead of teaching methods, the essays illustrate past accomplishments and current uses of statistics and probability. Surveys, questionnaires, experiments, and observational studies...

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Corporate Author: Joint Committee on the Curriculum in Statistics and Probability
Other Authors: Tanur, Judith M
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Pacific Grove, Calif. Wadsworth & Brooks/Cole, Advanced Books & Software 1989
Edition:3rd ed
Series:The Wadsworth & Brooks/Cole statistics/probability series
Subjects:
Mathematical statistics
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Summary:This collection of intriguing essays describes important applications of statistics and probability in many fields. Instead of teaching methods, the essays illustrate past accomplishments and current uses of statistics and probability. Surveys, questionnaires, experiments, and observational studies are also presented to help the student better understand the importance of the influence of statistics on each topic covered within the separate essays.
Physical Description:xxv, 284 p. ill. 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographies and index.
ISBN:0534094929

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