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An Introduction to Statistical Methods
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6TH EDITION
R. Lyman Ott
Michael Longnecker
Texas A&M University
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Jackie Miller
The Ohio State University
John Draper
The Ohio State University
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,Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1: Statistics and the Scientific Method ................................................................................. 1
CHAPTER 2: Using Surveys and Experimental Studies to Gather Data................................................ 3
CHAPTER 3: Data Description ............................................................................................................ 11
CHAPTER 4: Probability and Probability Distributions ...................................................................... 51
CHAPTER 5: Inferences about Population Central Values .................................................................. 75
CHAPTER 6: Inferences Comparing Two Population Central Values ................................................ 97
CHAPTER 7: Inferences about Population Variances ........................................................................ 119
CHAPTER 8: Inferences about More Than Two Population Central Values ..................................... 139
CHAPTER 9: Multiple Comparisons.................................................................................................. 169
CHAPTER 10: Categorical Data .......................................................................................................... 179
CHAPTER 11: Linear Regression and Correlation .............................................................................. 223
CHAPTER 12: Multiple Regression and the General Linear Model .................................................... 265
CHAPTER 13: Further Regression Topics ........................................................................................... 303
CHAPTER 14: Analysis of Variance for Completely Randomized Designs ....................................... 365
CHAPTER 15: Analysis of Variance for Blocked Designs .................................................................. 391
CHAPTER 16: The Analysis of Covariance ......................................................................................... 411
CHAPTER 17: Analysis of Variance for Some Fixed-, Random-, and Mixed-Effects Models ........... 433
CHAPTER 18: Split-Plot, Repeated Measures, and Crossover Designs .............................................. 453
CHAPTER 19: Analysis of Variance for Some Unbalanced Designs .................................................. 481
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