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1 Sample Size, Mean, Standard Deviation, and Standard Error of the Mean |
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1 | (1) |
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2 | (1) |
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1.3 Standard Error of the Mean |
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3 | (1) |
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1.4 Sample Size, Mean, Standard Deviation, and Standard Error of the Mean |
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4 | (8) |
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1.4.1 Using the Fill/Series/Columns Commands |
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4 | (1) |
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1.4.2 Changing the Width of a Column |
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5 | (1) |
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1.4.3 Centering Information in a Range of Cells |
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6 | (2) |
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1.4.4 Naming a Range of Cells |
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8 | (1) |
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1.4.5 Finding the Sample Size Using the =COUNT Function |
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9 | (1) |
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1.4.6 Finding the Mean Score Using the =AVERAGE Function |
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9 | (1) |
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1.4.7 Finding the Standard Deviation Using the =STDEV Function |
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10 | (1) |
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1.4.8 Finding the Standard Error of the Mean |
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10 | (2) |
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12 | (1) |
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1.6 Printing a Spreadsheet |
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13 | (2) |
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1.7 Formatting Numbers in Currency Format (2 Decimal Places) |
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15 | (2) |
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1.8 Formatting Numbers in Number Format (3 Decimal Places) |
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17 | (1) |
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1.9 End-of-Chapter Practice Problems |
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17 | (4) |
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20 | (1) |
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2 Random Number Generator |
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21 | (16) |
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2.1 Creating Frame Numbers for Generating Random Numbers |
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21 | (4) |
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2.2 Creating Random Numbers in an Excel Worksheet |
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25 | (1) |
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2.3 Sorting Frame Numbers into a Random Sequence |
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26 | (3) |
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2.4 Printing an Excel File So That All of the Information Fits onto One Page |
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29 | (5) |
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2.5 End-of-Chapter Practice Problems |
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34 | (3) |
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35 | (2) |
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3 Confidence Interval About the Mean Using the TINV Function and Hypothesis Testing |
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37 | (28) |
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3.1 Confidence Interval About the Mean |
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37 | (11) |
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3.1.1 How to Estimate the Population Mean |
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37 | (1) |
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3.1.2 Estimating the Lower Limit and the Upper Limit of the 95 Percent Confidence Interval About the Mean |
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38 | (1) |
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3.1.3 Estimating the Confidence Interval the Chevy Impala in Miles Per Gallon |
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39 | (1) |
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3.1.4 Where Did the Number "1.96" Come From? |
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40 | (1) |
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3.1.5 Finding the Value for t in the Confidence Interval Formula |
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41 | (1) |
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3.1.6 Using Excel's TINV Function to Find the Confidence Interval About the Mean |
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42 | (1) |
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3.1.7 Using Excel to Find the 95 Percent Confidence Interval for a Car's mpg Claim |
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42 | (6) |
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48 | (10) |
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3.2.1 Hypotheses Always Refer to the Population of People or Events That You Are Studying |
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48 | (1) |
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3.2.2 The Null Hypothesis and the Research (Alternative) Hypothesis |
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49 | (3) |
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3.2.3 The 7 Steps for Hypothesis-Testing Using the Confidence Interval About the Mean |
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52 | (6) |
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3.3 Alternative Ways to Summarize the Result of a Hypothesis Test |
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58 | (1) |
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3.3.1 Different Ways to Accept the Null Hypothesis |
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58 | (1) |
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3.3.2 Different Ways to Reject the Null Hypothesis |
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59 | (1) |
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3.4 End-of-Chapter Practice Problems |
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59 | (6) |
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64 | (1) |
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4 One-Group t-Test for the Mean |
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65 | (16) |
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4.1 The 7 STEPS for Hypothesis-Testing Using the One-Group t-Test |
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65 | (5) |
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4.1.1 STEP 1: State the Null Hypothesis and the Research Hypothesis |
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66 | (1) |
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4.1.2 STEP 2: Select the Appropriate Statistical Test |
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4.1.3 STEP 3: Decide on a Decision Rule for the One-Group t-Test |
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66 | (1) |
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4.1.4 STEP 4: Calculate the Formula for the One-Group t-Test |
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67 | (1) |
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4.1.5 STEP 5: Find the Critical Value of t in the t-Table in Appendix E |
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68 | (1) |
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4.1.6 STEP 6: State the Result of Your Statistical Test |
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69 | (1) |
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4.1.7 STEP 7: State the Conclusion of Your Statistical Test in Plain English! |
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69 | (1) |
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4.2 One-Group t-Test for the Mean |
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70 | (4) |
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4.3 Can You Use Either the 95 Percent Confidence Interval About the Mean OR the One-Group t-Test When Testing Hypotheses? |
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74 | (1) |
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4.4 End-of-Chapter Practice Problems |
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74 | (7) |
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79 | (2) |
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5 Two-Group t-Test of the Difference of the Means for Independent Groups |
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81 | (26) |
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5.1 The 9 STEPS for Hypothesis-Testing Using the Two-Group t-Test |
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82 | (8) |
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5.1.1 STEP 1: Name One Group, Group 1, and the Other Group, Group 2 |
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82 | (1) |
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5.1.2 STEP 2: Create a Table That Summarizes the Sample Size, Mean Score, and Standard Deviation of Each Group |
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82 | (1) |
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5.1.3 STEP 3: State the Null Hypothesis and the Research Hypothesis for the Two-Group t-Test |
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83 | (1) |
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5.1.4 STEP 4: Select the Appropriate Statistical Test |
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84 | (1) |
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5.1.5 STEP 5: Decide on a Decision Rule for the Two-Group t-Test |
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84 | (1) |
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5.1.6 STEP 6: Calculate the Formula for the Two-Group t-Test |
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84 | (1) |
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5.1.7 STEP 7: Find the Critical Value of t in the t-Table in Appendix E |
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85 | (1) |
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5.1.8 STEP 8: State the Result of Your Statistical Test |
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86 | (1) |
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5.1.9 STEP 9: State the Conclusion of Your Statistical Test in Plain English! |
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86 | (4) |
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5.2 Formula #1: Both Groups Have More Than 30 People in Them |
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90 | (7) |
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5.2.1 An Example of Formula #1 for the Two-Group t-Test |
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91 | (6) |
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5.3 Formula #2: One or Both Groups Have Less Than 30 People in Them |
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97 | (6) |
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5.4 End-of-Chapter Practice Problems |
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103 | (4) |
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106 | (1) |
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6 Correlation and Simple Linear Regression |
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107 | (42) |
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6.1 What Is a "Correlation?" |
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107 | (7) |
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6.1.1 Understanding the Formula for Computing a Correlation |
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112 | (1) |
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6.1.2 Understanding the Nine Steps for Computing a Correlation, r |
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112 | (2) |
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6.2 Using Excel to Compute a Correlation Between Two Variables |
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114 | (4) |
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6.3 Creating a Chart and Drawing the Regression Line onto the Chart |
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118 | (9) |
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6.3.1 Using Excel to Create a Chart and the Regression Line Through the Data Points |
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119 | (8) |
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6.4 Printing a Spreadsheet So That the Table and Chart Fit onto One Page |
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127 | (2) |
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6.5 Finding the Regression Equation |
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129 | (10) |
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6.5.1 Installing the Data Analysis ToolPak into Excel |
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130 | (3) |
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6.5.2 Using Excel to Find the SUMMARY OUTPUT of Regression |
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133 | (5) |
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6.5.3 Finding the Equation for the Regression Line |
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138 | (1) |
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6.5.4 Using the Regression Line to Predict the γ-Value for a Given x-Value |
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138 | (1) |
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6.6 Adding the Regression Equation to the Chart |
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139 | (3) |
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6.7 How to Recognize Negative Correlations in the SUMMARY OUTPUT Table |
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142 | (1) |
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6.8 Printing Only Part of a Spreadsheet Instead of the Entire Spreadsheet |
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142 | (2) |
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6.8.1 Printing Only the Table and the Chart on a Separate Page |
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143 | (1) |
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6.8.2 Printing Only the Chart on a Separate Page |
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143 | (1) |
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6.8.3 Printing Only the SUMMARY OUTPUT of the Regression Analysis on a Separate Page |
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144 | (1) |
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6.9 End-of-Chapter Practice Problems |
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144 | (5) |
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148 | (1) |
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7 Multiple Correlation and Multiple Regression |
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149 | (16) |
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7.1 Multiple Regression Equation |
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149 | (2) |
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7.2 Finding the Multiple Correlation and the Multiple Regression Equation |
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151 | (4) |
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7.3 Using the Regression Equation to Predict Annual Sales |
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155 | (1) |
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7.4 Using Excel to Create a Correlation Matrix in Multiple Regression |
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156 | (3) |
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7.5 End-of-Chapter Practice Problems |
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159 | (6) |
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164 | (1) |
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8 One-Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) |
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165 | (18) |
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8.1 Using Excel to Perform a One-Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) |
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167 | (2) |
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8.2 How to Interpret the ANOVA Table Correctly |
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169 | (1) |
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8.3 Using the Decision Rule for the ANOVA F-Test |
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169 | (1) |
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8.4 Testing the Difference Between Two Groups Using the ANOVA t-Test |
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170 | (5) |
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8.4.1 Comparing Dierberg's vs. Shop'n Save in Their Prices Using the ANOVA t-Test |
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171 | (4) |
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8.5 End-of-Chapter Practice Problems |
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175 | (8) |
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182 | (1) |
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183 | (60) |
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Appendix A Answers to End-of-Chapter Practice Problems |
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183 | (34) |
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217 | (12) |
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Appendix C Answers to Practice Test |
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229 | (10) |
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Appendix D Statistical Formulas |
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239 | (2) |
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241 | (2) |
Index |
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