Principles of Statistical Techniques
A First Course from the Beginnings, for Schools and Universities, with Many Examples and Solutions

This is a straightforward and practical introduction to statistics for students without any advanced knowledge of mathematics who need to use statistical techniques.

P. G. Moore (Author)

9780521290555, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 19 April 1979

300 pages
21.6 x 14 x 1.7 cm, 0.38 kg

'This is a very readable and sound introduction to statistics.' The Mathematical Gazette

This is a straightforward and practical introduction to statistics for students without any advanced knowledge of mathematics who need to use statistical techniques. The author provides a wide selection of effective tools of the trade so that the reader can tackle a whole variety of concrete situations. No attempt is made to give a comprehensive account of the subject. Enough technique is explained so that the reader can appreciate when there is a need to turn to more advanced material elsewhere. The basic mathematics required is at the level of senior secondary school education, although even less is necessary for the earlier chapters of the book.

Preface
1. The scope of statistics
2. The collection of data
3. The tabulation of data
4. The pictorial representation of data
5. Frequency distributions
6. Averages
7. Measures of dispersion
8. Probability and sampling
9. The binomial theorem
10. Further probability concepts
11. Tests of significance
12. Further tests of significance
13. Sampling techniques
14. Simulation
15. Time series
16. Pairs of characters
Solutions to exercises
Bibliography
Index.

Subject Areas: Probability & statistics [PBT]