This book provides a series of case studies that introduces students to data analysis. Including a summary of the theory needed to do the analyses, it provides a self-contained introduction to modern statistical practice.

Klappentext

Integrating the theory and practice of statistics through a series of case studies, each lab introduces a problem, provides some scientific background, suggests investigations for the data, and provides a summary of the theory used in each case. Aimed at upper-division students.

Inhalt

Maternal Smoking and Infant Health * Who Plays Video Games * Minnesota Radon Levels * Patterns in DNA * Can You Taste the Difference? * HIV Infection in Hemophiliacs * Dungeness Crab Growth * Calibrating a Snow Gauge * Hispanic Voting Behavior * Maternal Smoking and Infant Health (Continued)* A Mouse Model for Down Syndrome * Helicopter Design * Writing Lab Reports * Probability Appendix