Statistics Essentials For Dummies

Just the essential concepts you need to get ahead in statistics This practical guide sticks to the point with discrete explanations of essential concepts taught in a typical first semester statistics course. From graphs and confidence intervals to regression and hypothesis testing, the nitty-gritty information presented here is perfect to use in studying for exams, doing homework, or as a quick reference. Chart your statistics course - get a handle on charts, graphs, and descriptive stats from standard deviations to correlations Know your distributions - understand the probabilities for the normal, binomial, and t Do the analysis - handle hypothesis tests, confidence intervals, regression, and two-way tables with ease Take it to the limit - get the lowdown on sampling distributions and the Central Limit Theorem Roll up your sleeves - discover the many experiments, surveys, and tests you'll encounter in statistics Open the book and find: Descriptive stats, charts, and graphs Binomial, normal, and t-distributions The Central Limit Theorem Correlation and regression Hypothesis tests and confidence intervals Probabilities for two-way tables Checklists for evaluating surveys and experiments Ten common statistical mistakes Learn to: Exactly what you need to know about statistical ideas and techniques The must-know formulas and calculations Core topics in quick, focused lessons