Chapter 1 · §1.6 – §1.8

Where this book is going.

The chapter odyssey, the four-part recipe behind every test, the software toolbox and the citation keys.

§1.7 Scope of the book

The 9-Station Chapter Odyssey

The book grows from one sample to pairs, to several groups, to association and regression. Tap a station.

Station 1 of 9 · Ch. 2

1️⃣ Single-Sample Procedures

What's inside

  • ✦Estimation and testing of location parameters
  • ✦Test for randomness
  • ✦Test for trend

Parametric cousin

One-sample t procedures

1 / 9 stations visited

§1.8 Protocol arcade

The 4-Part Recipe

Every hypothesis test in the book is presented in four parts, then a discussion and a worked example. Put the blocks in order to earn +50 XP.

  1. 1🧮Test statisticThe single number that summarizes the sample, with a known distribution under H₀.
  2. 2🧾AssumptionsHow the data were collected and what must hold for the test to be valid.
  3. 3⚖️Decision ruleWhen to reject H₀: compare to the critical value or use the P value.
  4. 4🧭HypothesesThe null (H₀) and the alternative (H_A).

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Also included where relevant: ties, large-sample approximation, power/efficiency and computer-software availability, plus references and exercises for every procedure.
§1.6 Computer programs

The Software Toolbox

Computers are valuable for nonparametric analysis, especially when arithmetic gets tedious. These are the packages available in late 1988.

  • BM

    BMDP

    Biomedical computer programs

    🖥️ + 💻
  • SA

    SAS

    Statistical Analysis System

    🖥️ + 💻
  • SC

    SCA

    Scientific Computing Associates package

    🖥️ + 💻
  • SP

    SPSS

    Statistical Package for the Social Sciences

    🖥️ + 💻
  • NU

    Number Cruncher

    Microcomputer package

    💻 micro
  • ST

    STATA

    Microcomputer package

    💻 micro
  • ST

    STATGRAPHICS

    Microcomputer package

    💻 micro
  • ST

    STATISTIX

    Microcomputer package

    💻 micro
Where to look for more software information
  • Journal of Statistical Computation and Simulation
  • Computational Statistics and Data Analysis
  • Communications in Statistics, Part B
  • The American Statistician (computing sections)
  • ASA and SAS Users Group proceedings
  • Index to Scientific & Technical Proceedings
  • Woodward et al.'s directory of statistical microcomputer software
§1.8 Citation keys

Decode the Reference Codes

Tap each card to flip it.

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