Statistics: 1001 Practice Problems For Dummies (+ Free Online Practice)

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Overview

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Statistics: 1001 Practice Problems For Dummies gives you 1,001 opportunities to practice solving problems from all the major topics covered in Statistics classes—in the book and online! Get extra help with tricky subjects, solidify what you’ve already learned, and get in-depth walk-throughs for every problem with this useful book. These practice problems and detailed answer explanations will help you gain a valuable working knowledge of statistics, no matter what your skill level. Thanks to Dummies, you have a resource to help you put key stats concepts into practice.

• Work through practice problems on all Statistics topics covered in school classes
• Read through detailed explanations of the answers to build your understanding
• Access practice questions online to study anywhere, any time
• Improve your grade and up your study game with practice, practice, practice

The material presented in Statistics: 1001 Practice Problems For Dummies is an excellent resource for students, as well as parents and tutors looking to help supplement Statistics instruction.

Statistics: 1001 Practice Problems For Dummies (9781119883593) was previously published as 1,001 Statistics Practice Problems For Dummies (9781118776049). While this version features a new Dummies cover and design, the content is the same as the prior release and should not be considered a new or updated product.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781119883616
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	04/19/2022
Sold by:	JOHN WILEY & SONS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	496
File size:	10 MB

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Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Part 1: the Questions 5

Chapter 1: Basic Vocabulary 7

Chapter 2: Descriptive Statistics 11

Chapter 3: Graphing 21

Chapter 4: Random Variables and the Binomial Distribution 33

Chapter 5: The Normal Distribution 43

Chapter 6: The t-Distribution 51

Chapter 7: Sampling Distributions and the Central Limit Theorem 57

Chapter 8: Finding Room for a Margin of Error 71

Chapter 9: Confidence Intervals: Basics for Single Population Means and Proportions 75

Chapter 10: Confidence Intervals for Two Population Means and Proportions 91

Chapter 11: Claims, Tests, and Conclusions 97

Chapter 12: Hypothesis Testing Basics for a Single Population Mean: z- and t-Tests 105

Chapter 13: Hypothesis Tests for One Proportion, Two Proportions, or Two Population Means 117

Chapter 14: Surveys 127

Chapter 15: Correlation 131

Chapter 16: Simple Linear Regression 139

Chapter 17: Two-Way Tables and Independence 153

Part 2: the Answers 165

Chapter 18: Answers 167

Appendix: Tables for Reference 463

Index 475