A Basic Course in Statistics (Record no. 36248)
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| fixed length control field | 02079nam a2200205 a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780340567722 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 0340567724 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 519.5 |
| Item number | CLA |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Clarke, G.M. |
| 245 #2 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | A Basic Course in Statistics |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 3rd ed. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | London : |
| Name of publisher | E. Arnold, |
| Year of publication | 1992. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | 451 pages : |
| Other physical details | illustrations ; |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Includes Index |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Preface to the fourth edition --<br/>Introduction --<br/>List of projects --<br/>Notation --<br/>1. Populations and variates --<br/>2. Measures of the centre of a set of observations --<br/>3. Samples and populations --<br/>4. The measurement of variability --<br/>5. Looking at data --<br/>6. Probability --<br/>7. Probabilities of compound events --<br/>8. Discrete random variables --<br/>9. Expectation of random variables --<br/>10. Joint distributions --<br/>11. Estimation --<br/>12. Collecting data --<br/>13. Significance testing --<br/>14. Continuous random variables --<br/>15. The normal distribution --<br/>16. Sampling distributions of means and related quantities --<br/>17. Significance tests using the normal distribution --<br/>18. Estimation of intervals and parameters --<br/>19. Hypothesis tests using the [chi][superscript 2] distribution --<br/>20. The Poisson distribution --<br/>21. Correlation --<br/>22. The analysis of variance --<br/>23. Simple linear regression --<br/>24. Multiple regression --<br/>App. I. The binomial series expansion --<br/>App. II. The exponential function --<br/>App. III. Derivatives and integrals of the exponential function --<br/>App. IV. Integrals related to the normal distribution --<br/>App. V. The limit of (1 + x/n)[superscript n] as n [actual symbol not reproducible] [infinity] --<br/>App. VI. A derivation of the Poisson distribution --<br/>App. VII. Partial differentiation. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | <br/>This new edition includes computing exercises at the end of each chapter to reflect the growing use of computers in teaching statistics. It is designed for students taking introductory courses in statistics in school, technical colleges and universities. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Mathematical statistics. |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Cooke, D. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Reference Books |
| Collection code | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| Reference | Main Library | Main Library | Reference | 05/02/1999 | Purchased | 1250.00 | 519.5 CLA | 005005 | Reference Books |