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Authors: Deborah Jean Rumsey

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Chapter 21:
Ten Common Statistical Mistakes
Figure 21-1:
Four types of data displays.

 

List of Tables
Chapter 2:
Statistics Gone Wrong
Table 2-1:
Number of Crimes in the U.S. (1987–1997)
Table 2-2:
Number of Crimes, Estimated Population Size, and Crime Rates in the U.S. (1987–1997)
Table 2-3:
Number of Times Each Number Was Drawn (Kansas Pick 3 Lottery, through 3/15/97)
Table 2-4:
Percentage of Times Each Number Was Drawn
Chapter 4:
Getting the Picture—Charts and Graphs
Table 4-1:
Top Ten Lotteries (2001)
Table 4-2:
Colorado Live Births by Sex and Plurality Status
Table 4-3:
Colorado Live Births by Mother's Age
Table 4-4:
Percent of Colorado Live Births to Mothers Aged 40-49
Table 4-5:
Statistics on Individual Income Tax Returns
Table 4-6:
Population Estimates by State (2000 Census)
Chapter 5:
Means, Medians, and More
Table 5-1:
Population, Broken Down by Age and Gender (2001)
Table 5-2:
Salaries for Los Angeles Lakers NBA Players, 2001–2002 Season
Table 5-3:
U.S. Household Income for 2001
Chapter 6:
What Are the Chances?—Understanding Probability
Table 6-1:
Outcomes for the Sum of Two Dice
Table 6-2:
Probability Model for the Sum of Two Dice
Chapter 8:
Measures of Relative Standing
Table 8-1:
Standard Scores and Corresponding Percentiles from the Standard Normal Distribution
Chapter 9:
Caution—Sample Results Vary!
Table 9-1:
Average Yearly Household Expenses for American Households in 2001
Chapter 10:
Leaving Room for a Margin of Error
Table 10-1:
Z-Values for Selected (Percentage) Confidence Levels
Chapter 14:
Claims, Tests, and Conclusions
Table 14-2:
t-Distribution
Chapter 15:
Commonly Used Hypothesis Tests—Formulas and Examples
Table 15-1:
Reading Scores for Computer Game versus the Phonics Method
Chapter 16:
Polls, Polls, and More Polls
Table 16-1:
Reasons Victims Didn't Report Violent Crimes to the Police
Chapter 18:
Looking for Links—Correlations and Associations
Table 18-1:
Cricket Chirps and Temperature Data (Excerpt)
Table 18-2:
Summary of Aspirin versus Polyps Study Results
Table 18-3:
Cricket Data Big-Five Summary Statistics

 

List of Sidebars
Chapter 1:
The Statistics of Everyday Life
Chapter 2:
Statistics Gone Wrong
Chapter 12:
Calculating Accurate Confidence Intervals
Chapter 16:
Polls, Polls, and More Polls
Chapter 17:
Experiments—Medical Breakthroughs or Misleading Results?

 

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