Springer.Applied.Statistics.Using.SPSS.STATISTICA.MATLAB.and.R.2nd.Edition.Jul.2007.pdf

Applied Statistics Using SPSS, STATISTICA,
MATLAB and R
Joaquim P. Marques de Sá
Applied Statistics
Using SPSS, STATISTICA, MATLAB and R
With 195 Figures and a CD
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E d itors
Prof. Dr. Joaquim P. Marques de Sá
Universidade do Porto
Fac. Engenharia
Rua Dr. Roberto Frias s/n
4200-465 Porto
Portugal
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Contents
Preface to the Second Edition xv
Preface to the First Edition xvii
Symbols and Abbreviations xix
1 Introduction 1
Deterministic Data and Random Data.........................................................1
Population, Sample and Statistics ...............................................................5
Random Variables..