Stat Labs
Subtitle: Mathematical Statistics Through Applications
Publisher: Springer
Published: November 26, 2001
Language: eng
Number of pages: 282
ISBN-13: 9780387989747
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Description: This book integrates the theory of statistics with the 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 the investigations. The text is aimed at upper-division students.