Statistics: A Guide to the Unknown

Statistics: A Guide to the Unknown (Wadsworth & Brooks/Cole Statistics/Probability Series) (Paperback)

by Judith M. Tanur (Author)

	Statistics - A Guide to the Unknown fourth edition Roxy Peck, George Casella, George Cobb, Roger Hoerl, Deborah Nolan, Robert Starbuck, Hal Stern

Published by Duxbury Press in partnership with the American Statisical Association, 2005.

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Published in partnership with the American Statistical Association, this collection of intriguing essays describes important applications of statistics and probability in a wide variety of fields. Instead of teaching methods, the essays illustrate past accomplishments and current uses of statistics and probability. Examples of surveys, questionnaires, experiments, and observational studies are included to help the student better understand the importance of and the influence of statistics. Publisher Review

Table of Contents

1. PUBLIC POLICY.
Statistics in the Courtroom: United States vs. Kristen Gilbert. The Anatomy of a Pre-Election Poll. Counting and Apportionment: Foundations of America's Democracy. Evaluating School Choice Programs. Designing National Health Care Surveys.
2. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.
Monitoring Tiger Prey Abundance. Predicting the Africanized Bee Invasion of the United States. Statistics and the War on Spam. Should You Measure Your Home's Radon Concentration? Statistical Weather Forecasting. Space Debris: Yet Another Environmental Problem.
3. BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE.
Modeling an Outbreak of Anthrax. The Last Front—Understanding the Human Mind. Leveraging Chance in HIV Research. Statistical Genetics: Associating Genotypic Differences with Measurable Outcomes. DNA Fingerprinting. How Many Genes?
4. BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY. 3. BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE.
Modeling an Outbreak of Anthrax. The Last Front—Understanding the Human Mind. Leveraging Chance in HIV Research. Statistical Genetics: Associating Genotypic Differences with Measurable Outcomes. DNA Fingerprinting. How Many Genes?
4. BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY.
Baseball Decision Making by the Numbers. Predicting the Quality and Price of Bordeaux Wines.

 Statistics: A Guide to the Unknown
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