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  • This table shows the critical values values of the Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney statistics (Us) for various sample sizes (N1 and N2) and p-values (p).
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  • This page helps readers know which statistcal tests are appropriate for the different types of data. Two charts display the information. A discussion of study design and sample size, as well as exercise questions with solutions are also provided.
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  • This applet introduces the concept of confidence intervals. Select an alpha level, sample size, and the number of experiments, and click "Play." For each sample, the applet will show the data points as blue dots and the confidence interval as a red, vertical line. The true population mean is shown as a horizontal purple line, and green ovals indicate which intervals do not contain the true mean.
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  • This day may possibly be my last: but the laws of probability, so true in general, so fallacious in particular, still allow about fifteen years. A quote of English historian Edward Gibbon (1737 - 1794). The quote was written in 1787 and was published after his death in "Miscellaneous works of Edward Gibbon, with memoirs of his life and writings composed by himself" edited by Lord John Seffield, 1796
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  • This resource explains the t-distribution and hypothesis testing (informally) using an example on laptop quality.
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  • This resource discusses sample sizes and how they are chosen.
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  • This resource explains margin of error using an example on presidential popularity polls.
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  • This resource defines and explains per capita rates using an example on city murder rates.
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  • This resource defines and explains percent changes using an example on city murder rates.
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  • This resource defines and explains the median using an example on employee salaries.
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