Preface |
Statistics, Experiments, and Data / 1: |
Experiments and Observations / 1.1: |
Displaying Data / 1.2: |
Summarizing Data Numerically / 1.3: |
Measures of Location / 1.3.1: |
Measures of Spread / 1.3.2: |
More than One Variable / 1.3.3: |
Large Samples / 1.4: |
Experimental Errors / 1.5: |
Problems 1 |
Probability / 2: |
Axioms of Probability / 2.1: |
Calculus of Probabilities / 2.2: |
The Meaning of Probability / 2.3: |
Frequency Interpretation / 2.3.1: |
Subjective Interpretation / 2.3.2: |
Problems 2 |
Probability Distributions I: Basic Concepts / 3: |
Random Variables / 3.1: |
Single Variates / 3.2: |
Probability Distributions / 3.2.1: |
Expectation Values / 3.2.2: |
Moment Generating, and Characteristic Functions / 3.2.3: |
Several Variates / 3.3: |
Joint Probability Distributions / 3.3.1: |
Marginal and Conditional Distributions / 3.3.2: |
Moments and Expectation Values / 3.3.3: |
Functions of a Random Variable / 3.4: |
Problems 3 |
Probability Distributions II: Examples / 4: |
Uniform / 4.1: |
Univariate Normal (Gaussian) / 4.2: |
Multivariate Normal / 4.3: |
Bivariate Normal / 4.3.1: |
Exponential / 4.4: |
Cauchy / 4.5: |
Binomial / 4.6: |
Multinomial / 4.7: |
Poisson / 4.8: |
Problems 4 |
Sampling and Estimation / 5: |
Random Samples and Estimators / 5.1: |
Sampling Distributions / 5.1.1: |
Properties of Point Estimators / 5.1.2: |
Estimators for the Mean, Variance, and Covariance / 5.2: |
Laws of Large Numbers and the Central Limit Theorem / 5.3: |
Propagation of Enors / 5.4: |
Problems 5 |
Sampling Distributions Associated with the Normal Distribution / 6: |
Chi-Squared Distribution / 6.1: |
Student's t Distribution / 6.2: |
F Distribution / 6.3: |
Relations Between χ2, t, and F Distributions / 6.4: |
Problems 6 |
Parameter Estimation I: Maximum Likelihood and Minimum Variance / 7: |
Estimation of a Single Parameter / 7.1: |
Variance of an Estimator / 7.2: |
Approximate methods / 7.2.1: |
Simultaneous Estimation of Several Parameters / 7.3: |
Minimum Variance / 7.4: |
Parameter Estimation / 7.4.1: |
Minimum Variance Bound / 7.4.2: |
Problems 7 |
Parameter Estimation II: Least-Squares and Other Methods / 8: |
Unconstrained Linear Least Squares / 8.1: |
General Solution for the Parameters / 8.1.1: |
Errors on the Parameter Estimates / 8.1.2: |
Quality of the Fit / 8.1.3: |
Orthogonal Polynomials / 8.1.4: |
Fitting a Straight Line / 8.1.5: |
Combining Experiments / 8.1.6: |
Linear Least Squares with Constraints / 8.2: |
Nonlinear Least Squares / 8.3: |
Other Methods / 8.4: |
Minimum Chi-Square / 8.4.1: |
Method of Moments / 8.4.2: |
Bayes' Estimators / 8.4.3: |
Problems 8 |
Interval Estimation / 9: |
Confidence Intervals: Basic Ideas / 9.1: |
Confidence Intervals: General Method / 9.2: |
Normal Distribution / 9.3: |
Confidence Intervals for the Mean / 9.3.1: |
Confidence Intervals for the Variance / 9.3.2: |
Confidence Regions for the Mean and Variance / 9.3.3: |
Poisson Distribution / 9.4: |
Confidence Intervals Near Boundaries / 9.5: |
Bayesian Confidence Intervals / 9.7: |
Problems 9 |
Hypothesis Testing I: Parameters / 10: |
Statistical Hypotheses / 10.1: |
General Hypotheses: Likelihood Ratios / 10.2: |
Simple Hypothesis: One Simple Alternative / 10.2.1: |
Composite Hypotheses / 10.2.2: |
Basic Ideas / 10.3: |
Specific Tests / 10.3.2: |
Other Distributions / 10.4: |
Analysis of Variance / 10.5: |
Problems 10 |
Hypothesis Testing II: Other Tests / 11: |
Goodness-of-Fit Tests / 11.1: |
Discrete Distributions / 11.1.1: |
Continuous Distributions / 11.1.2: |
Linear Hypotheses / 11.1.3: |
Tests for Independence / 11.2: |
Nonparametric Tests / 11.3: |
Sign Test / 11.3.1: |
Signed-Rank Test / 11.3.2: |
Rank-Sum Test / 11.3.3: |
Runs Test / 11.3.4: |
Rank Correlation Coefficient / 11.3.5: |
Problems 11 |
Miscellaneous Mathematics / Appendix A: |
Matrix Algebra / A.1: |
Classical Theory of Minima / A.2: |
Optimization of Nonlinear Functions / Appendix B: |
General Principles / B.1: |
Unconstrained Minimization of Functions of One variable / B.2: |
Unconstrained Minimization of Multivariable Functions / B.3: |
Direct Search Methods / B.3.1: |
Gradient Methods / B.3.2: |
Constrained Optimization / B.4: |
Statistical Tables / Appendix C: |
Binomial Distribution / C.1: |
Chi-squared Distribution / C.3: |
Answers to Odd-Numbered Problems / C.5: |
Bibliography |
Index |
Preface |
Statistics, Experiments, and Data / 1: |
Experiments and Observations / 1.1: |
Displaying Data / 1.2: |
Summarizing Data Numerically / 1.3: |
Measures of Location / 1.3.1: |