statistical distributions, 13

statistical estimation theory, 10, 37–39

statistical inference, 10, 37

Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS), 54–58

statistical tests, 8, 40–41, 44, 47–49. See also tests

statistically rare, 93

Statistics For Dummies (Rumsey), 2, 29

Statistics II For Dummies (Rumsey), 29

StatPages, 158, 190, 282

stepped line charts, 312–313

stepwise selection, 195

storage modes, 107

straightline regression

basics of, 215–216

disadvantages of, 229–231

evaluating, 220–224

using, 216–220

when to use, 213–215

stratified samples, 81–82

strong linear relationship, 214

Structured Query Language (SQL), 110

student t distribution, 357–358

student t test, 41–42, 47–49, 142–152, 362–363

student t value, 226

study design, 2, 7, 14, 88–90

study protocol, 68–71

study rationale, 69

study title, 69

subtraction, 18–19

sum, 27

sum of squares (SSQ), 155, 215–216, 234