ABSTRACT

This book illuminates the complex process of problem solving, including formulating the problem, collecting and analyzing data, and presenting the conclusions.

part One

The General Principles Involved in Tackling Real-life Statistical Problems

chapter 1|5 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|2 pages

The stages of a statistical investigation

chapter 3|3 pages

Formulating the problem

chapter 4|9 pages

Collecting the data

chapter 5|14 pages

Analysing the data - 1: General strategy

chapter 8|7 pages

Using resources — 1: The computer

chapter 9|3 pages

Using resources — 2: The library

chapter 12|5 pages

Numeracy

chapter |2 pages

Summary

How to be an effective statistician

part Two|112 pages

Exercises

chapter A|9 pages

Descriptive statistics

chapter B|25 pages

Exploring data

chapter C|9 pages

Correlation and regression

chapter D|16 pages

Analysing complex large-scale data sets

chapter E|18 pages

Analysing more structured data

chapter F|7 pages

Time-series analysis

chapter G|15 pages

Miscellaneous

chapter H|4 pages

Collecting data

part Three|76 pages

Appendices

chapter Appendix A|56 pages

A digest of statistical techniques

chapter Appendix B|12 pages

Minitab and Glim

chapter Appendix C|2 pages

Some useful addresses

chapter Appendix D|4 pages

Statistical tables