TY - BOOK AU - Ott,Lyman AU - Longnecker,Michael TI - An introduction to statistical methods & data analysis SN - 9781305269477 (hbk.) AV - QA276 .O88 2016 KW - Mathematical statistics KW - Textbooks KW - fast N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Statistics and the scientific method -- Using surveys and experimental studies to gather data -- Data description -- Probability and probability distributions -- Inferences about population central values -- Inferences comparing two population central values -- Inferences about population variances -- Inferences about more than two population central values -- Multiple comparisons -- Categorical data -- Linear regression and correlation -- Multiple regression and the general linear model -- Further regression topics -- Analysis of variance for completely randomized designs -- Analysis of variance for blocked designs -- The analysis of covariance -- Analysis of variance for some fixed-, random-, and mixed-effects models -- Split-plot, repeated measures, and crossover designs -- Analysis of variance for some unbalanced designs. ER -