1331.0 - Statistics - A Powerful Edge!, 1996  
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CONTENTS

    Introductory pages
      Preface
      General Information
      Definitions - Data, Information and Statistics
    Information Studies
      Data - Collection
      Data - Processing
      Data and Computers
      Information - Use in Society
      Information - Problems with Using
      Statistics - Privacy and Security
    Stats Maths
      Organising Data - Variables
      Organising Data - Frequency Distribution Tables
      Stem and Leaf Plots
      Displaying Information - Graph Types
      Cumulative Frequency and Percentage
      Measures of Location - Mean
      Measures of Location - Median
      Measures of Location - Mode
      Measures of Spread - Range
      Measures of Spread - Box and Whisker Plots
      Measures of Spread - Variance and Standard Deviation
      Sampling Methods - Random Sampling
      Sampling Methods - Non-Random Sampling
      Sampling Methods - Estimation
    Appendix
      Appendix - Statistical Resources for Students
      Glossary of Statistical Terms
      Answers to Exercises