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Preface xv

1 Introduction: Variables and Processes in Statistics 1

Types of Variables: Categorical or Quantitative 2

Students Talk Stats:Identifying Types of Variables 3

Handling Data for Two Types of Variables 5

Roles of Variables: Explanatory or Response 7

Statistics as a Four-Stage Process 9

Summary 11 / Exercises 11 PA R T I Data Production 16 2 Sampling: Which Individuals Are Studied 18 Sources of Bias in Sampling: When Selected Individuals Are Not Representative 18

Probability Sampling Plans: Relying on Randomness 20

The Role of Sample Size: Bigger Is Better If the Sample Is Representative 21

From Sample to Population: To What Extent Can We Generalize? 22

Students Talk Stats:Seeking a Representative Sample 23

Summary 25 / Exercises 25 3 Design: How Individuals Are Studied 30 3.1 Various Designs for Studying Variables 30

Identifying Study Design 32

Observational Studies versus Experiments: Who Controls the Variables? 33

Errors in Studies’ Conclusions: The Imperfect Nature of Statistical Studies 35 3.2 Sample Surveys: When Individuals Report Their Own Values 38

Sources of Bias in Sample Surveys 38

3.3 Observational Studies: When Nature Takes Its Course 46

Confounding Variables and Causation 46

Paired or Two-Sample Studies 48

Prospective or Retrospective Studies: Forward or Backward in Time 49

3.4 Experiments: When Researchers Take Control 51

Randomized Controlled Experiments 52

Double-Blind Experiments 53

“Blind” Subjects 53

“Blind” Experimenters 54

Pitfalls in Experimentation 55

Modifications to Randomization 57

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Students Talk Stats:Does Watching TV Cause ADHD? Considering

Study Design 63

Summary 63 / Exercises 65 PA R T I I Displaying and Summarizing Data 70 4 Displaying and Summarizing Data for a Single Variable 72 4.1 Single Categorical Variable 72

Summaries and Pie Charts 72

The Role of Sample Size: Why Some Proportions Tell Us More Than Others Do 74

Bar Graphs: Another Way to Visualize Categorical Data 75

Mode and Majority: The Value That Dominates 77

Revisiting Two Types of Bias 77

Students Talk Stats:Biased Sample, Biased Assessment 78

4.2 Single Quantitative Variables and the Shape of a Distribution 82

Thinking about Quantitative Data 83

Stemplots: A Detailed Picture of Number Values 85

Histograms: A More General Picture of Number Values 89

4.3 Center and Spread: What’s Typical for Quantitative Values, and How They Vary 93

Five-Number Summary: Landmark Values for Center and Spread 93

Boxplots: Depicting the Key Number Values 95

Mean and Standard Deviation: Center and Spread in a Nutshell 98

4.4 Normal Distributions: The Shape of Things to Come 108

The 68-95-99.7 Rule for Samples: What’s “Normal” for a Data Set 110

From a Histogram to a Smooth Curve 113

Standardizing Values of Normal Variables: Storing Information in the Letter z 114

Students Talk Stats:When the 68-95-99.7 Rule Does Not Apply 117

“Unstandardizing” z-Scores: Back to Original Units 118

The Normal Table: A Precursor to Software 119

Summary 125 / Exercises 127 5 Displaying and Summarizing Relationships 133 5.1 Relationships between One Categorical and One Quantitative Variable 133

Different Approaches for Different Study Designs 133

Displays 134

Summaries 134

Notation 134

Data from a Two-Sample Design 134

Data from a Several-Sample Design 137

Data from a Paired Design 138

Students Talk Stats:Displaying and Summarizing Paired Data 139

Generalizing from Samples to Populations: The Role of Spreads 141

The Role of Sample Size: When Differences Have More Impact 143

5.2 Relationships between Two Categorical Variables 150

Summaries and Displays: Two-Way Tables, Conditional Percentages, and Bar Graphs 151

The Role of Sample Size: Larger Samples Let Us Rule Out Chance 156

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Comparing Observed and Expected Counts 156

Confounding Variables and Simpson’s Paradox: Is the Relationship Really There? 157

5.3 Relationships between Two Quantitative Variables 165

Displays and Summaries: Scatterplots, Form, Direction, and Strength 166

Correlation: One Number for Direction and Strength 170

When the Correlation Is 0, ⫹1, or ⫺1 171

Correlation as a Measure of Direction and Strength 173

A Closer Look at Correlation 174

Correlation Is Unaffected by the Roles of Explanatory and Response Variables 175

Correlation Is Unaffected by Units of Measurement 176

Least Squares Regression Line: What We See in a Linear Plot 177

A Closer Look at Least Squares Regression 182

Residuals: Prediction Errors in a Regression 182

Spread s about the Line versus Spread s yabout the Mean Response 183

The Effect of Explanatory and Response Roles on the Regression Line 184 Influential Observations and Outliers 185

Students Talk Stats:How Outliers and Influential Observations Affect a Relationship 186

Sample versus Population: Thinking Beyond the Data at Hand 187

The Role of Sample Size: Larger Samples Get Us Closer to the Truth 188

Time Series: When Time Explains a Response 189

Additional Variables: Confounding Variables, Multiple Regression 191

Students Talk Stats:Confounding in a Relationship between Two Quantitative Variables 191

Summary 204 / Exercises 206 PA R T I I I Probability 224 6 Finding Probabilities 226 6.1 The Meaning of “Probability” and Basic Rules 226

Permissible Probabilities 229

Probabilities Summing to One 229

Probability of “Not” Happening 231

Probability of One “Or” the Other for Non-overlapping Events 231

Probability of One “And” the Other for Two Independent Events 233

6.2 More General Probability Rules and Conditional Probability 238

Probability of One “Or” the Other for Any Two Events 239

Probability of Both One “And” the Other Event Occurring 241

Students Talk Stats:Probability as a Weighted Average of Conditional Probabilities 245

Conditional Probability in Terms of Ordinary Probabilities 246

Checking for Independence 247

Counts Expected If Two Variables Are Independent 250

Summary 256 / Exercises 257 7 Random Variables 267 7.1 Discrete Random Variables 268

Probability Distributions of Discrete Random Variables 269

The Mean of a Random Variable 276

The Standard Deviation of a Random Variable 278

Rules for the Mean and Standard Deviation of a Random Variable 280

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7.2 Binomial Random Variables 291

What Makes a Random Variable “Binomial”? 291

The Mean and Standard Deviation of Sample Proportions 295

Students Talk Stats:Calculating and Interpreting the Mean and Standard Deviation of Count or Proportion 297

The Shape of the Distribution of Counts or Proportions: The Central Limit Theorem 299

7.3 Continuous Random Variables and the Normal Distribution 311

Discrete versus Continuous Distributions 312

When a Random Variable Is Normal 315

The 68-95-99.7 Rule for Normal Random Variables 316

Standardizing and Unstandardizing: From Original Values to z or Vice Versa 319

Estimating z Probabilities with a Sketch of the 68-95-99.7 Rule 319

Nonstandard Normal Probabilities 323

Tails of the Normal Curve: The 90-95-98-99 Rule 326

Students Talk Stats:Means, Standard Deviations, and Below-Average Heights 329

Summary 335 / Exercises 337 8 Sampling Distributions 344 Categorical Variables: The Behavior of Sample Proportions 344

Quantitative Variables: The Behavior of Sample Means 345

8.1 The Behavior of Sample Proportion in Repeated Random Samples 346

Thinking about Proportions from Samples or Populations 346

Center, Spread, and Shape of the Distribution of Sample Proportion 348

8.2 The Behavior of Sample Mean in Repeated Random Samples 356

Thinking about Means from Samples or Populations 356

The Mean of the Distribution of Sample Mean 358

The Standard Deviation of the Distribution of Sample Mean 358

The Shape of the Distribution of Sample Mean: The Central Limit Theorem 360

Center, Spread, and Shape of the Distribution of Sample Mean 360

Normal Probabilities for Sample Means 362

Students Talk Stats:When Normal Approximations Are Appropriate 365

Summary 371 / Exercises 372 PA R T I V Statistical Inference 386 9 Inference for a Single Categorical Variable 388 9.1 Point Estimate and Confidence Interval: A Best Guess and a Range of Plausible Values for Population Proportion 390

Probability versus Confidence: Talking about Random Variables or Parameters 392

95% Confidence Intervals: Building around Our Point Estimate 394

The Role of Sample Size: Closing In on the Truth 398

Confidence at Other Levels 400

Deciding If a Particular Value Is Plausible: An Informal Approach 403

The Meaning of a Confidence Interval: What Exactly Have We Found? 404

Students Talk Stats:Interpreting a Confidence Interval 405

9.2 Hypothesis Test: Is a Proposed Population Proportion Plausible? 413

Three Forms of Alternative Hypothesis: Different Ways to Disagree 416

One-Sided or Two-Sided Alternative Hypothesis 425

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How Small Is a “Small” P-Value? 429

The Role of Sample Size in Conclusions for Hypothesis Tests 430

When to Reject the Null Hypothesis: Three Contributing Factors 431

Students Talk Stats:Interpreting a P-Value 432

Type I or II Error: What Kind of Mistakes Can We Make? 433

Students Talk Stats:What Type of Error Was Made? 435

Relating Results of Test with Confidence Interval: Two Sides of the Same Coin 435

The Language of Hypothesis Tests: What Exactly Do We Conclude? 436

Students Talk Stats:The Correct Interpretation of a Small P-Value 437

Students Talk Stats:The Correct Interpretation When a P-Value Is Not Small 437

The “Critical Value” Approach: Focusing on the Standard Score 438

Summary 451 / Exercises 454 10 Inference for a Single Quantitative Variable 461 10.1 Inference for a Mean When Population Standard Deviation Is Known or Sample Size Is Large 462

A Confidence Interval for the Population Mean Based on z 464

95% Confidence Intervals with z 465

Students Talk Stats:Confidence Interval for a Mean: Width, Margin of Error, Standard Deviation, and Standard Error 469

Role of Sample Size: Larger Samples, Narrower Intervals 471

Intervals at Other Levels of Confidence with z 472

Interpreting a Confidence Interval for the Mean 473

Students Talk Stats:Correctly Interpreting a Confidence Interval for the Mean 473

A z Hypothesis Test about the Population Mean 474

10.2 Inference for a Mean When the Population Standard Deviation Is Unknown and the Sample Size Is Small 480

A t Confidence Interval for the Population Mean 482

95% Confidence Intervals with t 482

Intervals at Other Levels of Confidence with t 484

A t Hypothesis Test about the Population Mean 486

Students Talk Stats:Practical Application of a t Test 488

10.3 A Closer Look at Inference for Means 491

A One-Sided or Two-Sided Alternative Hypothesis about a Mean 491

The Role of Sample Size and Spread: What Leads to Small P-Values? 493

Type I and II Errors: Mistakes in Conclusions about Means 494

Relating Tests and Confidence Intervals for Means 495

Correct Language in Hypothesis Test Conclusions about a Mean 496

Robustness of Procedures 498

Summary 503 / Exercises 505 11 Inference for Relationships between Categorical and Quantitative Variables 520 11.1 Inference for a Paired Design with t 522

Hypothesis Test in a Paired Design 522

Confidence Interval in a Paired Design 524

11.2 Inference for a Two-Sample Design with t 528

The Two-Sample t Distribution and Test Statistic 528

Hypothesis Test in a Two-Sample Design 530

Confidence Interval in a Two-Sample Design 534

The Pooled Two-Sample t Procedure 536

Students Talk Stats:Ordinary versus Pooled Two-Sample t 537

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11.3 Inference for a Several-Sample Design with F: Analysis of Variance 543

The F Statistic 545

The F Distribution 550

Solving Several-Sample Problems 552

The ANOVA Table: Organizing What We Know about F 555

The ANOVA Alternative Hypothesis 557

Assumptions of ANOVA 558

Summary 566 Students Talk Stats:Reviewing Relationships between Categorical Explanatory and Quantitative Response Variables 566

Exercises 571 12 Inference for Relationships between Two Categorical Variables 591 12.1 Comparing Proportions with a z Test 592

12.2 Comparing Counts with a Chi-Square Test 598

Relating Chi-Square to z 598

The Table of Expected Counts 599

Comparing Observed to Expected Counts 600

The Chi-Square Distribution 602

The Chi-Square Test 604

Sample Size and Chi-Square Assumptions 604

Summary 613 / Exercises 614 13 Inference for Relationships between Two Quantitative Variables 628 13.1 Inference for Regression: Focus on the Slope of the Regression Line 629

Setting the Stage: Summarizing a Relationship for Sampled Points 630

Distinguishing between Sample and Population Relationships 631

A Model for the Relationship between Two Quantitative Variables in a Population 634

The Distribution of Sample Slope b1 636

The Distribution of Standardized Sample Slope t 637

Hypothesis Test about the Population Slope with t: A Clue about the Relationship 638

Students Talk Stats:No Evidence of a Relationship 643

Confidence Interval for the Slope of the Population Regression Line 644

13.2 Interval Estimates for an Individual or Mean Response 651

Summary 662 / Exercises 664 14 How Statistics Problems Fit into the Big Picture 677 14.1 The Big Picture in Problem Solving 677

Students Talk Stats:Choosing the Appropriate Statistical Tools: Question 1 678

Students Talk Stats:Choosing the Appropriate Statistical Tools: Question 2 679

Students Talk Stats:Choosing the Appropriate Statistical Tools: Question 3 680

Exercises 683

15 Non-parametric Methods (available online)

15.1 The Sign Test as an Alternative to the Paired t Test 15.2 The Rank-Sum Test as an Alternative to the Two-Sample t Test

Wilcoxon rank-sum test

15.3 Summary of Non-parametrics Exercises

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4 Trevor Butterworth, “The Duh Report: Smarties Stay Sober, Narcissists Crave

Fame, Cell Phones Addictive,” STATS, September 15, 2006

5 “Stronger Sunscreens May Increase Exposure, Cancer Risk,” Augusta

Chronicle, August 4, 1999

6 “Teens Most Likely to Have Sex at Home,” USA Today, September 26, 2002.

7 “Living Longer,” The New York Times, September 16, 2007.

8 “Where You Live Can Affect How Long You Live,” NPR Morning Edition,

September 11, 2006

9 “Smoke Out/Teens Get the Message on the Hazards of Tobacco,” Editorial,

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, July 8, 2004.

Chapter 2

1 Marylynn Uricchio, “Larry Flint,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, October 15, 2001

2 Scripps Survey Research Center at Ohio University, newspoll.org

5 Pricing Strategy Associates, http://www.pricingpsychology.com (accessed

May 3, 2009) Copyright 2004–2007, Marlene Jensen

6 Scripps Survey Research Center at Ohio University, newspoll.org

(accessed May 18, 2003)

7 Linda Wilson Fuoco, “Dogs That Fail the ‘Pinch Test,’ ” Pittsburgh

Post-Gazette, December 8, 2004.

8 “Couch Potato Nation,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, January 12, 1999.

9 “Written Word Helps Wounds Heal,” BBC News, September 6, 2003.

10 Bob Herbert, “Countdown to Execution No 300,” The New York Times,

March 10, 2003

Endnotes

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Chapter 3

1 Letter to the Editor, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, March 13, 1997.

2 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, November 13, 2004.

3 Rita Healy, “Where You Will Live the Longest,” Health & Science, Time,

September 12, 2006

4 “‘Get Tough’ Programs for Youths Critized,” The Boston Globe,

October 16, 2004

5 Pittsburgh Post Gazette, November 17, 2004.

6 Emily F Oster, “Witchcraft, Weather and Economic Growth in Renaissance

Europe,” Journal of Economic Perspectives, Winter 2004, posted

9 “Stress Found in Returning Soldiers,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, July 1, 2004.

10 [personal experience of the author, Glacier National Park, approx 2000.]

11 Robert Frost, “Happiness Makes Up in Height for What It Lacks in Length,”

1942 Albert Camus, unsourced

12 Anita Srikameswaran, “Survey Find County Enjoys Good Health,” Pittsburgh

15 Edison/Mitofsky, United States General Exit Poll, November 2, 2004.

16 Edison/Mitofsky, United States General Exit Poll, November 2, 2004.

17 “Majority Support for Gun Control; Majority Support Continuation of

National Firearms Registry,” Environics Research Group, February 21, 2003

18 “Phantom Illness,” The Augusta Chronicle, November 1, 2004.

19 “Moderate Walking Helps the Mind Stay Sharper,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,

September 22, 2004

20 “Couch Potato Nation,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, January 12, 1999.

21 “Study Forced Orphans to Stutter,” Seattle Times, June 11, 2001.

22 Anahad O’Connor, “The Claim: Bee Stings Can Be Treated by Scraping Out

Stingers,” The New York Times, May 30, 2006.

23 David Biello, “Washing Hands Reduces Moral Taint,” Scientific American,

September 7, 2006

24 Bob Herbert, “Countdown to Execution No 300,” The New York Times,

March 10, 2003

25 Sandra Blakeslee, “Study Offers Surprise on Working of Body’s Clock,” The

New York Times, January 16, 1998.

26 “Piano Lessons Boost Math Scores,” Personal MD, March 18, 1999.

27 “When Your Hair’s a Real Mess, Your Self-Esteem is Much Less,” Pittsburgh

Post-Gazette, January 26, 2000.

712 Endnotes

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28 Carey Hamilton, “How Healthy Is Our State for Kids? Study Will Tell,” The

Salt Lake Tribune, September 30, 2005.

29 Juliet Eilperin, “Study of Pesticides and Children Stirs Protests,” Washington

Post, October 30, 2004.

30 “Watching TV May Hurt Toddlers’ Attention Spans,” msnbc, April 5, 2004.

31 “Watching TV May Hurt Toddlers’ Attention Spans,” msnbc, April 5, 2004.

32 “Family Dinners Benefit Teens,” Briefs, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,

August 26, 1997

33 “Don’t Count Out Prostitutes,” The Philadelphia Inquirer, October 10, 2000.

34 “High Heels Can Drive You Literally Crazy,” The Citizen, July 25, 2005.

35 “Breast Milk Benefit,” The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, September 9, 1998.

36 Fox Chase Pediatric, “Breast-Feeding Benefits Bolstered,” January 23, 2001.

37 Quaker Oats Company, Quaker Oats Oatmeal Product Label, 1999.

38 “Normal Teenagers are Not Ticking Time Bombs,” news-medical.net,

September 10, 2004

Chapter 4

1 Chris Conway, “The DNA 200,” The New York Times, May 20, 2007.

2 David Carr, “New York Fiction, by the Numbers,” The New York Times,

June 1, 2004

3 Marilyn vos Savant, “Ask Marilyn,” by Parade Magazine, February 29, 2004.

4 “Lab Still Most Popular Dog,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, February 18, 2004.

5 “Office Workers Give Away Passwords for a Chocolate Bar!,” M2 Presswire,

April, 2004, BNET (online)

6 “Study Indicates Racial Disparity in Traffic Stops,” The Pittsburgh

Post-Gazette, April 22, 2002.

7 Eric Nagoumey, “A Big Professional Headache,” The New York Times,

December 2, 2003

8 “Study: TV Shows Tend to be Bi-coastal,” USA Today, November 22, 2004.

9 Michael Roy and Nicholas Christenfeld, “Do Dogs Resemble Their Owners?”

Chance Magazine, March 31, 2004.

10 Matthew Wald, “F.A.A Reviews Rules on Passenger Weight After Crash,”

The New York Times, January 28, 2003.

11 “Colleges Still Unsure How to Use New SAT,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,

February 25, 2007

12 Fogel, Robert W., and Stanley L Engerman New Orleans Slave Sale Sample,

1804–1862 [Computer file] Compiled by Robert W Fogel and Stanley L

Engerman, University of Rochester ICPSR07423–v2 Ann Arbor, MI:

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Researcher [product and

distributor]

13 Johnston, Lloyd D., Jerald G Bachman, Patrick M O’Malley, and John E.

Schulenberg Monitoring the Future: A Continuing Study of American Youth

(8th and 10th Grade Surveys), 2004 [Computer file] Conducted by University of

Michigan, Institute for Social Research, Survey Research Center ICPSR04263-v1

Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research

Endnotes 713

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14 Geoff Koch, “Study Confirms Dogs Can Sense Seizures,” The Dallas Morning

News, June 28, 2004.

15 Johnston, Lloyd D., Jerald G Bachman, Patrick M O’Malley, and John E.

Schulenberg Monitoring the Future: A Continuing Study of American Youth(8th and 10th Grade Surveys), 2004 [Computer file] Conducted by University

of Michigan, Institute for Social Research, Survey Research Center

ICPSR04263-v1 Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political andSocial Research

16 Anahad O’Connor, “In Michigan, a Milestone for a Mouse Methuselah,” April

19 Nicholas Wade [for New York Times], “Remains Found of Downsized Human

Species,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, October 28, 2004.

20 J Trinkaus, “Compliance with the Item Limit of the Food Supermarket

Express Checkout Lane: An Informal Look,” Psychological Reports, 73, no 1

(August 1993): 105–6

21 Mark Sherman [credited to Associated Press], “Caesarian Deliveries Hit U.S.

Record,” The Seattle Times, November 24, 2004.

22 “Antarctic Birds Use Scent to Find Their Mates,” USA Today, October 29,

2004 [credited to Associated Press]

23 Wines, Michael, and Sharon Lafraniere,“Hollowed Generation: Plunge in Life

Expectancy; Hut by Hut, AIDS Steals Life in a Southern Africa Town,” The

New York Times, November 28, 2004.

24 Deborah Solomon, “The Science of Second-Guessing,” interview, New York

Times, December 12, 2004.

25 Anthony Walton, “Review of ‘The State Boys Rebellion’ by Michael

D’Antonio,” The New York Times, June 27, 2004.

26 Gollop, J B., and W H Marshall “A Guide for Aging Duck Broods in the

Field, Mississippi Flyway Council Technical Section,” p 14 Northern PrairieWildlife Research Center Home Page, 1954

Chapter 5

1 “Study: Chewing Gum and CDs May Help Students Master Dental Anatomy,”

Global Health Nexus, NYU College of Dentistry, Winter 2004

2 Luther Carpenter, “Job Redistribution a la Francaise,” Dissent Magazine

(online)

3 Lyric Wallwork Winik, “Films and hormones,” Parade Magazine,

October 10, 2004

4 “Link Between Caffeine Consumption and High Blood Pressure Found in

Adolescents,” PsychCentral, April 29, 2004.

5 “Oh, Deer!,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, November 21, 2004.

6 Gina Kolata, “Dream Drug Too Good to Be True?,” The New York Times,

reported in The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, December 5, 2004.

714 Endnotes

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7 “Wrinkle Fighter Could Help Reduce Excessive Sweating” [attributed to The

Associated Press], Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, February 8, 2004.

8 Clifford Krauss, “Canada’s View on Social Issues is Opening Rifts with the

U.S.,” The New York Times, December 2, 2003.

9 Justin Bachman, “This & That: You Do What?!?,” The Pittsburgh

12 “Tight Ties Could Damage Eyesight,” BBC News (online), July 28, 2003.

13 “Study: Anti-Seizure Drug Reduces Drinking in Bipolar Alcoholics,” Bipolar

Central (online), January 6, 2005.

14 Eduardo Porter, “Values Gap: Where Playboy and ‘Will and Grace’ Reign,”

November 21, 2004

15 Giron, D., D Dunn, I Hardy, and M Strand, “Aggression by Polyembryonic

Wasp Soldiers Correlates with Kinship but not Resource Competition,”

Nature, 430 (5 August 2004): 676–79.

16 Jaime Holguin, “How to Talk to Dying Children,” CBS News (online),

September 15, 2004 [attributed to Associated Press]

17 “Pounds and Penance,” The Guardian, January 15, 2001.

18 Christopher Snowbeck, “Perspiration, Not Procreation,” Pittsburgh

Post-Gazette, July 7, 2002.

19 “Life by the Numbers: What Do Americans Like?” [attributed to Associated

Press], St Petersburg Times (online), December 8, 2004.

20 “Life by the Numbers: What Do Americans Like?” [attributed to Associated

Press], St Petersburg Times (online), (accessed December 8, 2004).

21 Dan Lewerenz, “Exercise Beats Calcium at Boosting Girls’ Bones,” Pittsburgh

Post-Gazette [attributed to Associated Press], June 15, 2004.

22 Lee Bowman, “Too Few z’s May Result in Too Many Pounds,” Scripps

Howard News Service, www.sitnews.us, December 7, 2004

23 Hull, Joseph, and Greg Langkamp, “Puget Sound Butter Clams Length v.

Width,” Quantitative Environmental Learning Project (QELP)

24 Lawrence Walsh, “A Complete Guide to the Region’s Slopes,” Pittsburgh

Post-Gazette, November 14, 2004.

25 Michael Janofsky, “E.P.A Cuts Pollution Levels with Refinery Settlements,”

The New York Times, October 10, 2004.

26 Barbara White Stack, “Law to Increase Adoptions Results in More Orphans,”

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, reported on seattlepi.com (accessed January 3, 2005).

27 Nick Wadhams, The Associated Press, “Cars Becoming Weapon of Choice,”

reported in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, January 13, 2005.

28 Emily F Oster, “Witchcraft, Weather and Economic Growth in Renaissance

Europe,” Journal of Economic Perspectives, Winter 2004, posted March 30,

2004

29 Richard Bernstein, “Modern German Duty: The Obligation to Play,” The New

York Times, July 2, 2003.

Endnotes 715

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30 Stacey Hirsh, “Sitting Is a Spreading Occupational Hazard,” The Baltimore

Sun, April 15, 2004.

31 Hal R Varian, “Studies Find That for Men, It Pays to Be Married,”

International Herald Tribune, July 30, 2004.

32 Witte, Griff, and Nell Henderson, “Wealth Gap Widens for Blacks, Hispanics,”

The Washington Post, October 18, 2004.

33 “Busting the Nursery Rhymes,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, November 30, 2004.

34 Donald G McNeil Jr., “Large Study on Mental Illness Finds Global

Prevalence,” The New York Times, June 2, 2004.

35 Piperno, D., E Weiss, I Holst, and D Nadel, “Processing of Wild Cereal

Grains in the Upper Palaeolithic Revealed by Starch Grain Analysis,”

Nature, 430 (5 August 2004): 670–73.

36 C Brown, “The Information Trail of the ‘Freshman 15’––A Systematic

Review of a Health Myth within the Research and Popular Literature,” Health

Information Libraries Journal, 25, no 1 (March 2008): 1–12.

37 John Heilprin, “Coral Reefs Less Healthy Now than 2 Years Ago,” Pittsburgh

Post-Gazette, December 7, 2004.

38 Hibell, B., B Andersson, T Bjarnason, A Kokkevi, M Morgan, and

A Narusk, “The European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Drugs(ESPAD),” 1995 Report

39 Trinkaus, J., “An Informal Look at Use of Bakery Department Tongs and

Tissues,” Perceptual and Motor Skills, December 1998.

40 Mackenzie Carpenter, “Study Links Teen Sex, Suggestive TV Fare,”

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette [Reported in the Cleveland Plain Dealer],

September 9, 2004

41 “The Best & Worst of Everything: Our Annual Year-End Roundup,” Parade

Magazine, December 26, 2004.

42 McKeganey, N., J Norrie, “Association Between Illegal Drugs and Weapon

Carrying in Young People in Scotland: Schools’ Survey,” British Medical

Journal, 320 (April 8, 2000): 982–84.

43 Eric Nagourney, “Prevention: Harder Water and Longer Lives,” The New York

Times, January 27, 2004.

44 Eric Nagourney, “Power of Smell––Flavonoids Counter Reactive Oxygen in

Body The Stronger an Onion Tastes, the More Likely It Is to Help Fight

Cancer and Other Diseases, Scientists at Cornell Have Found,” The Telegraph

of Calcutta, India, November 1, 2004.

45 Genaro C Armas [Associated Press], “Life by the Numbers,”

SouthCoastTODAY.com, May 19, 2009

46 “African AIDS Patients More Diligent in Taking Medicine Than in U.S.,”

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, September 3, 2003.

47 “Warming Reducing Rice Yields,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, July 5, 2004.

48 “Drop in Temperatures Could Lower Ticket Prices, Too,” Pittsburgh

Post-Gazette, January 13, 2005.

49 James Brooke, “Golfing Mongolia: A 2.3-Million-Yard par 11,880,” The New

York Times, July 4, 2004.

50 Paula Reed Ward, “PA Hunting Season Claimed 3 Lives,” Pittsburgh

Post-Gazette, December 12, 2004.

716 Endnotes

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Chapter 6

1 Brewer, P., and C Wilcox, “Same-Sex Marriage and Civil Unions,” Public

Opinion Quarterly, 69, no 4 (2005): 599–616.

2 John Houle, Cornerstone Communications Group, “Health & Safety Survey,”

American Nurses Association online, September 2001

3 “Asides,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, July 4, 2004.

4 McKeganey, N., J Norrie, “Association Between Illegal Drugs and Weapon

Carrying in Young People in Scotland: Schools’Survey,” British Medical

Journal, 320 (April 8, 2000): 982–84.

5 Byron Spice, “How Not to Catch a Spy: Use a Lie Detector,” Pittsburgh

Post-Gazette, October 9, 2002.

6 “Sweating the Details,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, July 27, 2004.

7 “Ultrasound Improves Stroke Blood Clot Clearance,” Future Pundit online

news, November 18, 2004

8 Dale Lawrence Pearlman, MD, “A Simple Treatment for Head Lice: Dry-On,

Suffocation-Based Pediculicide,” Pediatrics Online Journal, September 1,

2004

9 John Houle, Cornerstone Communications Group, “Health & Safety Survey,”

American Nurses Association online, September 2001

10 Xenia Montenegro, “Lifestyles, Dating and Romance: A Study of Midlife

Singles,” AARP Knowledge Management, September 2003.

11 “Taunts Cut Girls More than Sticks or Stones,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,

November 12, 2003

12 David Carr, “New York Fiction, By the Numbers,” The New York Times,

June 1, 2004

13 R Trueb, “Association Between Smoking and Hair Loss: Another Opportunity

for Health Education Against Smoking?,” Dermatology, 206 (2003): 189–91.

14 “Fewer Drinks–––Fewer Gray Hairs,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,

February 20, 2008

15 “Home Pregnancy Tests Reviewed,” Bandolier Journal (online), June 1999.

Chapter 7

1 Johnston, Lloyd D., Jerald G Bachman, Patrick M O’Malley, and John E.

Schulenberg, Monitoring the Future: A Continuing Study of American Youth

(8th- and 10th-Grade Surveys), 2004 [Computer file] Conducted by

University of Michigan, Institute for Social Research, Survey Research Center

ICPSR04263-v1 Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and

Social Research [producer and distributor], 2005–12–15

doi:10.3886/ICPSR04263

2 Axinn, William G., Arland Thornton, Jennifer S Barber, Susan A Murphy,

Dirgha Ghimire, Thomas Fricke, Stephen Matthews, Dharma Dangol, Lisa

Pearce, Ann Biddlecom, Sundar Shrehtha, and Douglas Massey, Chitwan

Valley [Nepal] Family Study: Changing Social Contexts and Family

Formation [Computer file] ICPSR04538-v3 Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university

Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2009–05–13

doi:10.3886/ICPSR04538

Endnotes 717

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3 Axinn, William G., Arland Thornton, Jennifer S Barber, Susan A Murphy,

Dirgha Ghimire, Thomas Fricke, Stephen Matthews, Dharma Dangol, LisaPearce, Ann Biddlecom, Sundar Shrehtha, and Douglas Massey, ChitwanValley [Nepal] Family Study: Changing Social Contexts and FamilyFormation [Computer file] ICPSR04538-v3 Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-universityConsortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2009–05–13.doi:10.3886/ICPSR04538

4 Johnston, Lloyd D., Jerald G Bachman, Patrick M O’Malley, and John E.

Schulenberg, Monitoring the Future: A Continuing Study of American Youth(8th- and 10th-Grade Surveys), 2004 [Computer file] Conducted by

University of Michigan, Institute for Social Research, Survey Research Center.ICPSR04263-v1 Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political andSocial Research [producer and distributor], 2005-12-15

doi:10.3886/ICPSR04263

5 Grand Canyon National Park Northern Arizona Tourism Study, April 2005.

6 Maggie Fox, “Half of Bankruptcy Due to Medical Bills––U.S Study,”

Reuters, February 2, 2005

7 Habler, H J., W Janig, M Krummel, and O A Peters, “Reflex Patterns in

Postganglionic Neurons Supplying Skin and Skeletal Muscle of the Rat

Hindlimb,” Journal of Neurophysiology, Vol 72, Issue 5 2222–2236.

8 “Tall Enough?,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, November 4, 2003.

9 Axinn, William G., Arland Thornton, Jennifer S Barber, Susan A Murphy,

Dirgha Ghimire, Thomas Fricke, Stephen Matthews, Dharma Dangol, LisaPearce, Ann Biddlecom, Sundar Shrehtha, and Douglas Massey, ChitwanValley [Nepal] Family Study: Changing Social Contexts and FamilyFormation [Computer file] ICPSR04538-v3 Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-universityConsortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2009–05–13.doi:10.3886/ICPSR04538

Chapter 8

1 Veronica Torrejon, “U.S Teens share Parents’ Religion, Survey Finds,” The

Los Angeles Times, February 26, 2005.

2 Veronica Torrejon, “U.S Teens Share Parents’ Religion, Survey Finds,” The

Los Angeles Times, February 26, 2005.

3 Skrbinsek, A., and A Bath, “Attitudes of Rural and Urban Public Toward

Wolves in Croatia,” Conservation and Management of Wolves in Croatia,

2005

4 “Criminal Pasts Cited for Many City School Bus Drivers,” Pittsburgh

Post-Gazette, November 19, 2003.

5 L.A Johnson, “Passing Along (or Recycling) Unwanted Gifts Can Be Fraught

with Peril,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, December 25, 2004.

6 Boy, E N Bruce, and H Delgado, “Birth Weight and Exposure to Kitchen

Wood Smoke During Pregnancy in Rural Guatemala,” Environmental Health

Perspectives, no 1 (January 2002): 109–14.

718 Endnotes

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3 “The Comfort of a Familiar Scent,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, June 1, 2005.

4 Robert Barr [Associated Press], “Princess Diana Remembered,” reported on an

ABC Action News website (accessed August 31, 2007)

5 Trockel, Mickey, Michael Barnes, and Dennis Egget, “Health Related

Variables and Academic Performance among First-Year College Students:

Implications for Sleep and Other Behaviors,” Journal of American College

Health, 49, no 3 (2000): 125–31.

6 Daniel J DeNoon, “Sleep Face Down for Lower Blood Pressure,” WebMD

Health News, October 11, 2004.

7 Kirton, A., E Wirrell, J Zhang, and L Hamiwka, “Seizure-Alerting and

-Response Behaviors in Dogs Living with Epileptic Children,” Neurology, 62

(2004): 2303–5

8 John Hanna [Associated Press], “Topeka Voters Reject Ordinance Repeal,

Anti-Discrimination Law Will Stand,” reported online in Common Ground

Common Sense, March 1, 2005.

9 “What Readers Think About Reading–––a 1999 Survey,” The Bookseller,

November 19, 1999; reported online by the National Reading Campaign

10 “A Friendly Word Is the Best Way of Turning a Book into a Bestseller,”

Independent, March 3, 2005; reported online by the National Reading

Campaign

11 Statement of Dr Kathleen McChesney, Office of Media Relations, United

States Conference of Catholic Bishops, February 18, 2005

12 “13th Annual ‘Attitudes in the American Workplace’ Poll conducted by Harris

Interactive for The Marlin Company Results,” 2007

13 “Antibiotic Resistance Puzzle,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, February 18, 2004.

14 L.A Johnson, “Passing Along (or Recycling) Unwanted Gifts Can Be Fraught

with Peril,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, December 25, 2004.

15 S Kazakova et al., “A Clone of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus

Among Professional Football Players,” New England Journal of Medicine,

352 (February 3, 2005): 468–75

16 Livingstone, M S., and B R Conway, “Was Rembrandt Stereoblind?” New

England Journal of Medicine, 351 (September 16, 2004): 1264.

17 “Hospital Chiefs Wary of Mandate on Error Reports,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,

March 16, 2005

18 Ben Feller [Associated Press], “Survey: Most Young Adults Value College;

Nonetheless, Many Fall Short of Getting There or Graduating,” February 8,

Trang 25

21 Maxim Kelly, “Rude Health: Sound Warning on Your Lungs,” The Sunday

Business Post Online, June 26, 2005.

22 “Contraception Shots Work in Male Monkeys,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,

November 12, 2004

23 “Obesity Rampant in NFL, Study Says,” The Daughtry Times [Associated

Press], March 1, 2005

24 “Kids Overdo Headache Meds,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, June 15, 2004.

25 “Full Moon Exerts No Pull on Frequency of Epileptic Seizures,” Bio-Medicine

(online), May 25, 2004

26 “Half of Moms Are Unaware of Children Having Sex,” Pittsburgh

Post-Gazette, September 5, 2002.

27 Sandra G Boodman, “New Rules for Safer Surgery,” The Washington Post,

[reported in Post-Gazette Now], July 13, 2004.

28 “Antibiotic Resistance Puzzle,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, February 18, 2004.

29 Young, Donn, and Erinn Hade, “Holidays, Birthdays, and Postponement of

Cancer Death,” The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA),

292, no 24 (December 22/29, 2004)

30 “Study Proves Number Bias in UK Lottery,” usamega.com [Archived lottery

news website] (accessed December 11, 2004)

31 Daniel J DeNoon, “Dairy Food No Magic Bullet for Weight Loss,” Fox News

(online), Friday, November 19, 2004

32 Byron Spice, “How Not to Catch a Spy: Use a Lie Detector,” Pittsburgh

Post-Gazette, October 9, 2002.

33 “Amgen Will Stop Providing Parkinson’s Drug,” AP Online, February 13,

2005

34 Roy, Michael, and Nicholas Christenfeld, “Do Dogs Resemble Their

Owners?,” Chance Magazine, March 31, 2004.

35 “Federal Intervention in Schiavo Case Prompts Broad Public Disapproval,”

ABC News (online), Monday, March 21, 2005

36 “Antibiotic Resistance Puzzle,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, February 18, 2004.

37 Jean Koppen,“Medical Uses of Marijuana: Opinions of U.S Residents 45+,”

AARP Policy & Research, December 2004.

38 “2004 a Bad Year for the Grizzly Bear,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,

December 20, 2004

39 Nick Santangelo, “Courtship in the Monogamous Convict Cichlid; What Are

Individuals Saying to Rejected and Selected Mates?” Animal Behaviour, 68,

no 1, (January 2005): 143–49

40 Nick Santangelo, “Courtship in the Monogamous Convict Cichlid; What Are

Individuals Saying to Rejected and Selected Mates?” Animal Behaviour, 68,

no 1, (January 2005): 143–49

41 Chio, A., G Benzi, M Dossenal, R Mutani, and G Mora, “Severely Increased

Risk of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Among Italian Professional Football

Players,” Brain, January 5, 2005.

42 Persons, Matthew, and George Uetz, “Sexual Cannibalism and Mate Choice

Decisions in Wolf Spiders: Influence of Male Size and Secondary Sexual

Characters,” Animal Behavior, 69, no 1 (January 2005): 83–94.

720 Endnotes

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43 “Poll: U.S May Be Ready for Female President,” Foxnews.com [Associated

Press], February 23, 2005

44 “New Transplant Protocol Improves Survival Rate,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,

December 13, 2004

45 Livingstone, M S., and B R Conway, “Was Rembrandt Stereoblind?” New

England Journal of Medicine, 351 (September 16, 2004): 1264–65.

46 “Radiation Risk Overstated,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, March 16, 2005.

47 Linda Lyons, Education and Youth Editor, “Oh, Boy: Americans Still Prefer

Sons,” Gallup, September 23, 2003.

48 Lacy, Naomi, Audrey Paulman, Matthew Reuter, and Bruce Lovejoy, “Why

We Don’t Come: Patient Perceptions on No-Shows,” Annals of Family

Medicine, 2, no 6, (November/December 2004): 541–45.

Chapter 10

1 Lopez, P., D Hawlena, V Polo, and J Martin, “Sources of Individual

Shy-Bold Variations in Antipredator Behaviour of Male Iberian Rock Lizards,”

Animal Behavior, 69 (January 2005): 1–9.

2 Durham, Yvonne, Matthew Roelofs, and Stephen Standifird, “eBay’s

Buy-It-Now Function: Who, When, and How,” Topics in Economic Analysis & Policy,

4, no 1 (2004)

3 Kaminski, Juliane, Julia Riedel, Josep Call, and Michael Tomasello,

“Domestic Goats, Capra Hircus, Follow Gaze Direction and Social Cues in an

Object Choice Task,” Animal Behavior, 69, no 1 (January 2005): 11–18.

4 Kahneman, Daniel, Alan Krueger, David Schkade, Norbert Schwarz, and

Arthur Stone, “A Survey Method for Characterizing Daily Life Experience:

The Day Reconstruction Method,” Science, 306, no 5702 (December 3,

2004): 1776–80

5 Popp, David, Ted Juhl, and Daniel Johnson, “Time in Purgatory: Examining

the Grant Lag for U.S Patent Applications,” The Berkeley Electronic Press, 4,

no 1 (2004)

6 Oster, Sharon, and Fiona Scott Morton, “Behavioral Biases Meet the Market:

The Case of Magazine Subscription Prices,” The Berkeley Electronic Press, 5,

no 1 (2005)

7 Da Silva, I., and S Larson, “Predicting Reproduction in Captive Sea Otters,”

Zoo Biology, 24, no 1, (2005): 73–81.

8 Håkan J Holm, “Can Economic Theory Explain Piracy Behavior?” Berkeley

Electronic Press, 3, no 1 (2003)

9 Håkan J Holm, “Can Economic Theory Explain Piracy Behavior?” Berkeley

Electronic Press, 3, no 1 (2003)

10 Harvey, N C., J D Dankovchik, C M Kuehler, et al., “Egg Size, Fertility,

Hatchability, and Chick Survivability in Captive California Condors

(Gymnogyps californianus),” Zoo Biology, 23 (2004): 489–500.

11 Popp, David, Ted Juhl, and Daniel Johnson, “Time In Purgatory: Examining

the Grant Lag for U.S Patent Applications,” The Berkeley Electronic Press, 4,

no 1 (2004)

Endnotes 721

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12 Olivares, Orlando, “An Analysis of the Study-Time Grade Association,”

Radical Pedagogy (2002).

13 Zwolan, T A., P R Kileny, and S A Telian, “Self-Report of Cochlear Implant

Use and Satisfaction by Prelingually Deafened Adults,” Ear & Hearing, 17,

no 3 (June 1996): 198–210

14 Dansinger, Michael, Joi Augustin Gleason, John Griffith, Harry Selker, and

Ernst Schaefer, “Comparison of the Atkins, Ornish, Weight Watchers, and

Zone Diets for Weight Loss and Heart Disease Risk Reduction,” Journal of the

American Medical Association (JAMA) 293, no 1 (2005): 43–53.

15 Caruso, Anthony, Wojtek Chodzko-Zajko, Debra Bidinger, and Ronald

Sommers, “Adults Who Stutter: Responses to Cognitive Stress,” Journal of

Speech and Hearing Research, 37 (August 1994): 746–754.

16 Caruso, Anthony, Wojtek Chodzko-Zajko, Debra Bidinger, and Ronald

Sommers, “Adults Who Stutter: Responses to Cognitive Stress,” Journal of

Speech and Hearing Research, 37 (August 1994): 746–754.

17 Robeck, T R., S L Monfort, P P Calle, J L Dunn, E Jensen, J R Boehm,

S Young, and S T Clark, “Reproduction, Growth and Development in

Captive Beluga,” Zoo Biology, 24, no 1 (2005): 29–49.

18 Clauss, M., C Polster, E Kienzle, H Wiesner, K Baumgartner, F von Houwald,

W Streich, and E Dierenfeld, “Energy and Mineral Nutrition and Water Intake in

the Captive Indian Rhinoceros,” Zoo Biology, 24 (2005): 1–14.

Chapter 11

1 Caruso, Anthony, Wojtek Chodzko-Zajko, Debra Bidinger, and Ronald

Sommers, “Adults Who Stutter: Responses to Cognitive Stress,” Journal of

Speech and Hearing Research, 37 (August 1994): 746–754.

2 Kaminski, Juliane, Julia Riedel, Josep Call, and Michael Tomasello,

“Domestic Goats, Capra Hircus, Follow Gaze Direction and Social Cues in an

Object Choice Task,” Animal Behavior, 69, no 1 (January 2005): 11–18.

3 Hull, Joseph and Greg Langkamp, “Lake Washington Bacteria Counts,”

Quantitative Environmental Learning Project (QELP)

4 Hull, Joseph and Greg Langkamp, “Lead v Zinc Concentrations in Spokane

River Fish,” Quantitative Environmental Learning Project (QELP)

5 Faith Mehmet Kislal, “Psychiatric Symptoms of Adolescents with Physical

Complaints Admitted to an Adolescence Unit,” Clinical Pediatrics, 44, no 2

(2005): 121–130

6 Orlando J Olivares, “An Analysis of the Study-Time Grade Association,”

Radical Pedagogy (2002).

7 Hull, Joseph and Greg Langkamp, “Lead Concentrations in Spokane River

Dish,” Quantitative Environmental Learning Project (QELP)

8 Barger et al, “Extended Work Shifts and the Risk of Motor Vehicle Crashes

Among Interns,” The New England Journal of Medicine, 352 (January 13,

2005): 125–133

9 Christakis, D., F Zimmerman, D DiGiuseppe, and C McCarty, “Early

television exposure and subsequent attentional problems in children,”

Pediatrics, 113, no 4 (April 2004).

722 Endnotes

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10 “Science Lifts ‘Mummy’s Curse,’” BBC News World Edition, December 20,

2002

11 Hull, Joseph and Greg Langkamp, “Leachable Lead Concentrations in CRTs”

Quantitative Environmental Learning Project (QELP)

12 Hull, Joseph and Greg Langkamp, “Leachable Lead Concentrations in CRTs”

Quantitative Environmental Learning Project (QELP)

13 Galloway, A., Y Lee, and L Birch, “Predictors and Consequences of Food

Neophobia and Pickiness in Young Girls,” Journal of American Dietary

Association, 103, no 6 (June 2003): 692–98.

14 Kelly DiNardo, “Ask the Nutritionist; The Return of the Grapefruit Diet?,”

BNET Health Publications (online), September 2004.

15 S Silberstein, “Update on Migraine Headache: Treatment,” posted on

Medscape Today, 2002.

16 Lopez, P., D Hawlena, V Polo, and J Martin, “Sources of Individual

Shy-Bold Variations in Antipredator Behaviour of Male Iberian Rock Lizards,”

Animal Behavior, 69 (January 2005): 1–9.

17 Lopez, P., D Hawlena, V Polo, and J Martin, “Sources of Individual

Shy-Bold Variations in Antipredator Behaviour of Male Iberian Rock Lizards,”

Animal Behavior, 69 (January 2005): 1–9.

18 “Hurricane Love Songs,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, November 15, 2004.

19 Michael Hopkin, “ID Bands May Harm Penguins,” BioEd Online,

May 19, 2004

20 Smith, M., E Franz, S Joy, and K Whitehead, “Superior Performance of

Blind Compared with Sighted Individuals on Bimanual Estimations of Object

Size,” Psychological Science, 16, no 1, January 2005.

21 Hull, Joseph and Greg Langkamp “Puget Sound Butter Clams Length v.

Width,” Quantitative Environmental Learning Project (QELP)

22 Dan Fitzpatrick, “Weighty Matter Pits Passengers Against Airlines,”

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, March 13, 2005.

23 Machado, C., M S Wolfe, and I Kleinberg, “2749 Initial Examination of a

CaviStat(r)-Containing Dentifrice on Caries Development in Venezuelan

Children,” 81st General Session of the International Association for Dental

Research (June 25–28, 2003)

24 Christakis, D., F Zimmerman, D DiGiuseppe, and C McCarty, “Early

Television Exposure and Subsequent Attentional Problems in Children,”

Pediatrics 113, no 4 (April 2004)

25 Christakis, D., F Zimmerman, D DiGiuseppe, and C McCarty, “Early

Television Exposure and Subsequent Attentional Problems in Children,”

Pediatrics 113, no 4 (April 2004).

26 “Child Cancer Survivors Found Happy as Others,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,

February 7, 2005

27 L.E James, “Meeting Mr Farmer versus Meeting a Farmer: Specific Effects

of Aging on Learning Proper Names, Psychology and Aging, 19, no 3

(September 2004): 515–22

28 Aldrich, E., P Arcidiacono, and J Vigdor, “Do People Value Racial

Diversity?” The Berkeley Electronic Press, 5, no 1 (February 8, 2005).

29 Donald G McNeil Jr., “Large Study on Mental Illness Finds Global

Prevalence” The New York Times, June 2, 2004.

Endnotes 723

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30 Clauss, M., C Polster, E Kienzle, H Wiesner, K Baumgartner, F von

Houwald, W Streich, and E Dierenfeld, “Energy and Mineral Nutrition and

Water Intake in the Captive Indian Rhinoceros,” Zoo Biology, 24, no 1 (2005):

1–14

31 Hull, Joseph, and Greg Langkamp, “Columbia River Velocities,” Quantitative

Environmental Learning Project (QELP)

32 Lopez, P., D Hawlena, V Polo, and J Martin, “Sources of Individual

Shy-Bold Variations in Antipredator Behaviour of Male Iberian Rock Lizards,”

Animal Behavior, 69 (January 2005): 1–9.

33 Jones, K., T Smith, and S Ketring, “An Exploration of Sexual Coercion at

First Sexual Intercourse,” Journal of Integrative Psychology, 5 (2004): 1–9.

34 Hull, Joseph, and Greg Langkamp, “Lead v Zinc Concentrations in Spokane

River Fish,” Quantitative Environmental Learning Project (QELP)

35 Hull, Joseph, and Greg Langkamp, “Lead v Zinc Concentrations in Spokane

River Fish,” Quantitative Environmental Learning Project (QELP)

36 Begg, C., K Begg, J Du Toit, and M Mills, “Spatial Organization of the

Honey Badger Mellivora Capensis in the Southern Kalahari: Home-Range

Size and Movement Patterns,” Journal of Zoology (May 5, 2004).

37 Kaminski, Juliane, Julia Riedel, Josep Call, and Michael Tomasello,

“Domestic Goats, Capra Hircus, Follow Gaze Direction and Social Cues in an

Object Choice Task,” Animal Behavior, 69, no 1 (January 2005): 11.

Chapter 12

1 “Wrinkle Fighter Could Help Reduce Excessive Sweating” [attributed to the

Associated Press], Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, February 8, 2004.

2 “Chopsticks May Cause Arthritis,” TVNZ online, October 25, 2003.

3 Lindsey Tanner [Associated Press], “Study: Asking Teens About Suicide

Doesn’t Lead Them to Take Their Lives,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, April 6,

2005

4 Lindsey Tanner [Associated Press], “Large Doses of Vitamin E Could Be

Risky,” The Washington Post, March 16, 2005.

5 “Why Booze and Smokes Go Together,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, April 6,

2004

6 Tait, A., T Voepel-Lewis, Shobha Malviya, and S Philipson, “Improving the

Readability and Processability of a Pediatric Informed Consent Document,”

archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 159, no 4 (April 2005).

7 Kravitz, R., R Epstein, M Feldman, C Franz, R Azari, M Wilkes, L Hinton,

and P Franks, “Influence of Patients’ Requests for Direct-to-Consumer

Advertised Antidepressants,” Journal of the American Medical Association

[JAMA] 293, no 16 (April 27, 2005).

8 “Mouth Piercings May Cause Gums to Recede,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,

April 5, 2005

9 “Painkillers’ Safety Doubts,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, April 19, 2005.

10 Torres, R., and A Velando, “Male Preference for Female Foot Colour in the

Socially Monogamous Blue-footed Booby,” Animal Behaviour, 69, no 1

(January 2005)

724 Endnotes

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11 Goel, M., E McCarthy, R Phillips, and C Wee, “Obesity Among U.S.

Immigrant Subgroups by Duration of Residence,” Journal of the American

Medical Association, 292, no 23 (December 15, 2004).

12 Hubert B Herring, “Instead of Reading This, Maybe You Should Take a Nap,”

The New York Times, April 10, 2005.

13 Nicholas D Kristof, “God and Evolution” (was “God and Evolution: An

Inclination to Faith May Be in Our Genes”), The New York Times,

February 12, 2005

14 “Firm Believers More Likely to Be Flabby, Purdue Study Finds,” Purdue

News, March 1998.

15 Ceci Connolly, “Virginity Pledgers Still Take Sex Risks,” The Washington

Post, reported in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, March 19, 2005.

16 Jaime Holguin, “How to Talk to Dying Children,” CBS News (online),

September 15, 2004

17 “Random Student Drug Testing Works,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 4,

2005

18 “Don’t Believe the Hype,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 4, 2005.

19 “Men and the Frantic Life,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 4, 2005.

20 “Prostate Survival Studied,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 4, 2005.

21 “Drug War Turned Toward Marijuana in ’90s,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,

May 4, 2005

22 Benedict Carey, “Mental Illness Risk Rises After Death of a Child,” The New

York Times [published in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette], March 24, 2005.

23 Lindsey Tanner [Associated Press], “Large Doses of Vitamin E Could Be

Risky,” The Washington Post, March 16, 2005.

24 “Pfizer Bares Belated Celebrex Study,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, February 1,

2005

25 “Ugly Kids Get Less Attention from Parents,” The Medical News (online),

April 12, 2005

26 Okur, E., I Yildirim, B Aydogan, and M Akif Kilic, “Outcome of Surgery for

Crooked Nose: An Objective Method of Evaluation,” Aesthetic Plastic

Surgery, 28, no 4 (July–August 2004): 203–7.

27 Hipkins, K., B Materna, S Payne, and L Kirsch, “Family Lead Poisoning

Associated with Occupational Exposure,” Clinical Pediatrics, 43, no 9

(November–December 2004): 845–49

28 Cannon, C., E Braunwald, C McCabe, J Grayston, B Muhlestein, R.

Giugliano, R Cairns, and A Skene, “Antibiotic Treatment of Chlamydia

Pneumoniae After Acute Coronary Syndrome,” New England Journal of

Medicine, 352 (April 21, 2005): 1646–54.

29 J Trinkaus, “An Informal Look at Use of Bakery Department Tongs and

Tissues,” Perceptual and Motor Skills, December 1998.

30 Giron, D., D Dunn, I Hardy, and M Strand, “Aggression by Polyembryonic

Wasp Soldiers Correlates with Kinship but Not Resource Competition,”

Nature, 430 (August 5, 2004): 676–79.

31 “Study: Anti-Seizure Drug Reduces Drinking in Bipolar Alcoholics.” Bipolar

Central (online), January 4, 2005.

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32 “Acupuncture Eases Postoperative Nausea,” HealthDayNews, September 22,

2004

33 Read, Daniel, and George Loewenstein, “Diversification Bias: Explaining

the Discrepancy in Variety Seeking Between Combined and Separated

Choices,” Journal of Experimental Psychology, I, no 1 (1995): 34–49.

34 Read, Daniel, and George Loewenstein, “Diversification Bias: Explaining the

Discrepancy in Variety Seeking Between Combined and Separated Choices,”

Journal of Experimental Psychology, I, no 1 (1995): 34–49.

35 McKeganey, N., and J Norrie, “Association Between Illegal Drugs and

Weapon Carrying in Young People in Scotland: Schools’ Survey,” British

Medical Journal, 320 (April 8, 2000): 982–84.

36 William Hathaway, “Painless Heart Attacks More Lethal,” The Hartford

Courant, reported in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, August 17, 2004.

37 Steven Kull, “Misperceptions, the Media, and the Iraq War,” Program on

International Policy Attitudes (PIPA), October 2, 2003.

38 “Stuck for Life: Will Today’s Hottest Names Stay That Way?” Pittsburgh

Post-Gazette, May 10, 2005.

Chapter 13

1 “GOP Warns Democrats They’ll Face Probes, Too,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,

April 29, 2005

2 Hull, Joseph, and Greg Langkamp, “Biometrics of Douglas Fir,” Quantitative

Environmental Learning Project (QELP)

3 Hull, Joseph, and Greg Langkamp, “Puget Sound Butter Clams Length v.

Width,” Quantitative Environmental Learning Project (QELP)

4 “Real Estate Rent, Vacancy Rates Don’t Always Tell the Story,” Pittsburgh

9 Ole J Benedictow, “The Black Death 1346–1353: The Complete History,”

New England Journal of Medicine, 352 (March 2005): 1054–55.

10 “City Assessments Found Out of Line,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, February 25,

2005

11 “Environmental Mercury, Autism Linked by New Research,” BNET (online)

Environment News Service, March 2005.

12 Leskin, G., S Woodward, H Young, and J Sheikh, “Sleep Disturbances in the

Vietnam Generation: Findings from a Nationally Representative Sample of

Male Vietnam Veterans,” Journal of Psychiatric Research, 36, no 6

(November–December 2002): 449–452

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13 Hull, Joseph, and Greg Langkamp, “Electric Power Plant C02Output versus

Energy Input,” Quantitative Environmental Learning Project (QELP)

14 Adam Liptak, “Inmate’s Rising I.Q Score Could Mean His Death,” The New

York Times, February 6, 2005.

15 Hull, Joseph, and Greg Langkamp, “Columbia River Velocity Versus Depths,”

Quantitative Environmental Learning Project (QELP)

16 Hull, Joseph, and Greg Langkamp, “Lead v Zinc Concentrations in Spokane

River Fish,” Quantitative Environmental Learning Project (QELP)

17 Gricar, J., K Cufer, P Oven, and U Schmitt, “Differentiation of Terminal

Latewood Tracheids in Silver Fir Trees During Autumn,” Annals of Botany,

95, no 6 (May 2005)

18 Kaminski, Juliane, Julia Riedel, Josep Call, and Michael Tomasello,

“Domestic Goats, Capra Hircus, Follow Gaze Direction and Social Cues in an

Object Choice Task,” Animal Behavior, 69, no 1 (January 2005): 11–18.

19 Hull, Joseph, and Greg Langkamp, “Characteristics of Selected Streams Along

the West Side of the Sacramento Valley,” Quantitative Environmental

Learning Project (QELP)

Chapter 14

1 Abigail Sullivan Moore, “Blackboard: Grades; Gimme an A (I insist!),” The

New York Times, April 25, 2004.

2 Bill Hendrick [Cox News Service], “Boozy Bees May Offer Clues About

Pickled People,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, November 15, 2004.

3 Persons, Matthew, and George Uetz, “Sexual Cannibalism and Mate

Choice Decisions in Wolf Spiders: Influence of Male Size and Secondary

Sexual Characters,” Animal Behavior, 69, no 1 (January 2005): 83–94.

4 J Trinkaus, “Compliance with the Item Limit of the Food Supermarket

Express Checkout Lane: An Informal Look,” Psychological Reports, 73, no 1,

(August 1993): 105–6

5 Jaime Holguin, “How to Talk to Dying Children,” CBS News (online),

September 15, 2004

6 “What’s In a Name? Studies Find That Afrocentric Names Often Incur a Bias,”

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, November 25, 2003.

7 “Ugly Kids Get Less Attention from Parents,” The Medical News (online),

April 12, 2005

8 “Mouth Piercings May Cause Gums to Recede,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,

April 5, 2005

9 Dan Lewerenz, “Exercise Beats Calcium at Boosting Girls’ Bones,” Pittsburgh

Post-Gazette [attributed to Associated Press], June 15, 2004.

10 John Houle, Cornerstone Communications Group, “Health & Safety Survey,”

American Nurses Association online, September 2001

11 “Drop in Temperatures Could Lower Ticket Prices, Too,” Pittsburgh

Post-Gazette, January 13, 2005.

12 Roy, Michael, and Nicholas Christenfeld, “Do Dogs Resemble Their

Owners?” Chance Magazine, March 31, 2004.

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13 Xenia Montenegro, “Lifestyles, Dating and Romance: A Study of Midlife

Singles,” AARP Knowledge Management, September 2003.

14 Personal MD, “Piano Lessons Boost Math Scores.” March 18, 1999.

15 Nicholas Wade [for New York Times], “Remains Found of Downsized Human

Species,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, October 28, 2004.

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versus histogram, 89Bayes Theorem, 246before-and-after study, 58bell-shaped distribution, 85, 109,125

bias, 16–17, 19, 25, 38–43,77–78, 125

nonresponse, 25selection, 19biased

sample, 16–17, 83, 350, 352,

363, 422, 554–555study design, 16–17summary, 83–84big picture, 9–10, 11, 17, 71,

224, 386–387, 638,662–663, 677–682bimodal, 85

binomial random variable,291–307, 336, 348, 451blind

experimenter, 53, 54–55, 65subject, 53–54, 65

blocking (in experiment), 57–58,65

boxplot, 85, 95–98, 125side-by-side, 134, 136–138,

142, 204, 531–538

C

c (number of columns), 600–602,

613categorical variable, 2–5, 11, 38,

70, 72–78, 125, 150–160,

312, 344–345, 388–405,413–453

summarizing, 5–6causation, 7, 33, 46–48, 59, 64,

143, 150, 157–160census, 6, 11, 346, 386center of distribution, 84,93–103, 270

of sample mean, 357–358,360–361

of sample proportion, 347,346–353

Central Limit Theorem, 299–307,

345, 363, 364, 370chi-square

degrees of freedom, 602–604distribution, 311, 602–604,613–614

1 degree of freedom, 603

2 degrees of freedom, 604

4 degrees of freedom, 603statistic, 157, 601–602,606–608, 613–614test, 591, 598–608, 613–614

X2notation for chi-squarerandom variable, 592closed question, 38, 64cluster sample, 20, 25complements (law of), 231, 256component (of chi-square), 600–601, 613conditional

percentage or proportion,

152, 204probability, 241–247, 256rule, 246

confidence (versus probability),392–393, 404–405, 452,473

confidence interval, 326, 387,

389, 390–405

in ANOVA, 554, 570for difference between means,534–536, 570

Index

729

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730 Index

confidence interval, continued

for mean of differences,

F, 551, 568, 569

denominator, 545, 546, 548,551–552, 555

numerator, 545, 546, 548,551–552, 555

dependent, 233events, 233–236, 241–246,247–250, 293–294,298–299

variables, 250design, 16–17, 30–65biased, 16–17paired, 48–49, 58, 134,138–140, 204, 522–525several-sample, 134, 137–138,

522, 543–559two-sample, 48–49, 134–136,

522, 528–538unbiased, 16–17direction (of relationship),166–167, 205negative, 166positive, 166discrete random variable,268–285, 312–315, 335disjoint events, 232

distribution, 82chi-square, 311, 613–614

F, 311, 522, 543–559, 568,

569normal, 126, 335–337probability, 269–275sampling, 224–225, 344–372

of sample mean, 356–366

of sample proportion,346–353

8 degrees of freedom,483–484

in regression, 637–638two-sample, 522

z, 311, 319–330, 336–337,

503–504double-blind experiment, 53–55

E

ecological validity, 56Empirical Rule, 110–113,

115–116, 117 See also

68–95–99.7 Ruleequally likely outcomes, 227–228,

239, 256, 269, 346error (in conclusions), 35–36, 64,

245, 433–435, 494–495Type I, 35, 433–435, 452,494–495

Type II, 35, 433–435, 452,494–495

error (variation)standard, 395Sum of Squares (SSE), 548, 555estimate, 16

estimator (unbiased), 336, 390event, 226–227, 270

independent, 256nonoverlapping, 231–232expected

count, 156–157, 250–251,600–602

table, 156, 205,599–600, 613value, 156–157, 278experiment, 31, 33–34, 51–59,

64, 155blocking, 57–58, 65controlled, 52double-blind, 53–55ecological validity, 56Hawthorne effect, 55–56impractical, 57

lack of realism, 65noncompliance, 56, 65randomized controlled,52–53, 65

unethical, 57experimenterblind, 53effect, 53, 54–55explanatory variable, 7–9, 11,

135, 151, 168, 204–205extrapolation, 180–181, 205–206

F

F

distribution, 311, 522, 543–559, 568statistic, 545–559, 568, 569test, 545

factor, 52five-number summary, 93–95,

126, 204

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events, 233–236, 247–251variables, 250–251Independent “And”

(multiplication) Rule,233–236, 238–239, 256,269

inference, 9–10, 11, 73, 83, 155,

156, 224, 311, 386–663influential observation, 185–187,206

intercept (of regression line), 180–181, 205

for population, 187–188, 205,631–634

for sample, 180, 187–188IQR (interquartile range), 94–95,126

1.5 ⫻ IQR Rule, 96–97, 126

L

lack of realism, 55–56, 65law of complements, 231, 256least squares regression line, 177–187, 205

for population, 631, 662linear relationship, 166, 177, 628–629, 662

logistic regression, 133long-run set of observedoutcomes, 227–228, 256,273–274

lurking variable, 46

M

majority, 77, 125margin of error, 393–405, 451matched pairs, 48

of F distribution, 549–550

of population, 114, 126, 204,

276, 356–366, 461–504

of random variable, 271–272,276–278, 280–285, 335response in regression,634–635

of sample, 98–101, 114, 126,

204, 267, 276, 316, 345,356–366, 461–504

of sample means, 356–358,370–371, 464–465

of sample proportions,295–299, 307, 316, 345,

minority, 77mode, 77, 125

␮ (mu) 70, 114 See also mean of

population; mean ofrandom variable

␮y(population mean response),634–635, 662

multiple comparisons, 522multiple regression, 192, 206multiple tests, 494

multiplication rule, 235–236 See

also “And” Rule

multiplier

in confidence interval, 395,

452, 465for mean response (regression), 652

for one-sample t, 482–485 for paired t, 524

for population slope, 644, 663

for two-sample t, 534

in prediction interval (forindividual response), 652multi-stage sample, 20, 25mutually exclusive, 232

N

negative direction, 166, 169–170noncompliance, 56, 65

nonoverlapping events, 231–232Nonoverlapping “Or” (addition)Rule, 231–232, 238–239,

256, 269nonparametric, 681nonresponse bias, 19, 23–24, 25normal, 85

approximation, 305–307,

345, 348, 360, 365–366,395–396, 451, 453, 466,

482, 525, 528, 558,604–605, 614, 636

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cut-off for small, 429–430

for one-sided or two-sided

alternative, 418, 426–427,

452, 504, 523, 530, 639,

662

pairedstudy design, 48–49, 58, 64,133–134, 138–140, 204,522–525

t, 522–525, 569

parameter, 70–71, 73, 114, 125,

225, 226, 228, 345, 346,

356, 521, 591peak (in time series), 189percentage, 5, 11, 70, 72, 125percentile, 94

perfect relationship, 171–173permissible probability, 229, 256,270–271

pie chart, 72–74, 125placebo, 53

effect, 53, 65point estimate, 389for intercept, 634for population mean, 463for population proportion, 3390–392, 451

for slope, 634point of averages, 180pooled

276, 356–366, 461–504proportion, 74, 125, 156,

204, 225, 346–353,388–405, 413–453slope, 187–188, 205standard deviation, 114, 126,

204, 461positive direction, 166practical significance, 430–431,493

predicted response (in regression),

182, 663prediction interval, 651–657,663

probabilityconditional, 241–247, 256rule, 246

distribution, 269–285,291–307, 311–330histogram, 270–285,291–307, 311–330, 335permissible, 229, 270–271rules, 226–236, 246, 335–337sampling plan, 20–22

subjective, 227–228, 256

versus confidence, 392–393,

452, 473probability (chance), 225,226–256, 344probability (process), 9–10, 11,

155, 224–372, 415, 416probability (science), 9–10, 11,

20, 267problem-solving, 677–682production (of data), 9–10,16–65, 143, 158, 224,

350, 414, 416, 677–682proportion, 5, 11, 70, 72, 125,291

binomialmean of, 295, 336standard deviation of, 295–299, 336conditional, 152, 204population, 74, 156, 204,346–353, 388–405,413–453

sample, 74, 156, 204, 267,346–353, 388–405,413–453

mean of, 295standard deviation of,295–299

prospective study, 32–33, 34,49–50, 64

Q

Q1(first quartile), 94–95,125–126

Q3(third quartile), 94–95,125–126

qualitative variable, 2quantitative variable, 2–5, 11, 70,82–91, 93–103, 125, 312,356–366, 461–504,628–663

summarizing, 5–6quartiles, 94–95, 125–126, 134question

bias and, 39–43closed, 38–39open, 38–39

R

r (correlation), 170–176,

205–206, 628, 641–643,663

as estimate for populationcorrelation, 634

r (number of rows), 600–602,

613

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observed (in regression), 182

predicted (in regression), 182

125, 141–143, 228,267–268

biased, 16–17, 83, 350, 352,363

cluster, 20, 25convenience, 19, 25haphazard, 18, 25, 64intercept, 187–188mean, 98–101, 114, 126, 204,

225, 267, 276, 316, 345,356–366, 461–504group (in ANOVA), 545mean of, 356–366,371–372, 464–465standard deviation of,358–359, 360, 362,371–372, 464–465standard error of, 480–481multistage, 20, 25

proportion, 74, 125, 156,

204, 225, 267, 316,346–353, 388–405,413–453

mean of, 295–299, 307,348–349, 371–372standard deviation of,295–299, 307, 349,371–372, 392standard error of, 395random, 20, 83, 225, 296,350

representative, 16–17, 23,52–53, 56, 71, 83, 125,389

self-selected, 19, 25simple random, 20–24size, 21–22, 25, 36, 143, 156,

169, 188–189, 204, 291,

298, 299–303, 336,346–348, 351–352,359–360, 361, 396–400,430–431, 451, 452, 453,

468, 469–471, 493–494,503–504, 533–534,

549–550, 592, 604–608,641

group (in ANOVA), 545slope, 187–188

standard error of, 636–637standard deviation, 101–103,

126, 204, 278, 461stratified, 20, 25, 57survey, 31, 33, 38–43, 64systematic, 20–21, 25unbiased, 16–17, 25volunteer, 19, 25, 53sampling, 17, 18–24distribution, 225, 344–372

of sample mean, 356–366

of sample proportion,346–353

of sample slope, 629–635frame, 19, 25

with replacement, 233–234,241–242

without replacement, 20,233–234, 241–242,293–294, 298–299, 336,

348, 396, 452scatterplot, 166–178, 205,629–645, 651–657selection bias, 19

self-selected sample, 19, 25several-sample study design, 134,137–138, 522, 543–559shape of distribution, 82–91,100–101, 269, 270, 335chi-square, 604, 613

F, 546–547

of sample count, 299–307,336

of sample mean, 357–358,360–361, 362–363,371–372

of sample proportion,299–307, 336, 346–353

of sample slope, 636–637side-by-side boxplots, 134,136–138, 142, 204,531–538

spreads, 141–143, 531

␴ (sigma), 114 See also standard

deviation of population;standard deviation ofrandom variable

estimated with s, 469

in regression, 631–632, 635,

637, 662significant (statistically), 155,430–431

simple random sample, 20, 25

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chi-square, 601–602,606–608, 613–614

F, 545–559, 568, 569 t

paired, 522–525

in regression, 640, 662–663for single mean, 480–481,503

two-sample, 530, 568test, 416, 556

z

for single mean, 503for single proportion, 453for two proportions,593–595

statistical inference, 9, 11, 73, 83,

155, 156, 224, 311,386–663, 677–682statistically significant, 430–431statistics, as four-stage process,9–10

statistics (science), 5, 226stemplot, 85–89, 125stratified sample, 20, 25, 57strength (of relationship), 166, 168–169, 205

versus strength of evidence,641–643

study design, 16–17, 30–65subject (in experiment), 51–52blind, 53–54

subjective probability, 227–228,256

sum of squareserror (SSE), 548, 555group (SSG), 547, 555Sum-to-One Rule, 229–230, 256,270–271, 314, 335summarizing, 70–206categorical variables, 5–6quantitative variables, 5–6survey (sample), 31, 33, 38–43,64

symmetric, 85, 125systematic sample, 20–21, 25

T

t

confidence intervalpaired, 524–525two-sample, 534–536distribution, 311, 464,480–489, 503–504, 522

3 degrees of freedom, 492

6 degrees of freedom,481–482

8 degrees of freedom,483–484

in regression, 637–638two-sample, 522paired, 522–525, 568confidence interval,524–525

statisticfor single mean, 480–481,503

in regression, 640, 662–663paired, 522–525

two-sample, 530, 568two-sample

confidence interval,534–536

distribution, 522statistic, 530, 568table

ANOVA, 555–556

of expected counts, 156, 599–602, 613normal, 119, 318, 319, 336two-way, 151–155, 204,238–251

tails (of normal curve), 112–113,

126, 326–330, 337,363–364, 371, 372,400–401, 472test statistic, 416, 556time series, 189–190, 206plot, 189, 206

treatment, 52trend (in time series), 189trough (in time series), 189truncating (in stemplot), 88–89,125

two-samplestudy design, 48–49, 64,134–136, 522, 528–538

t distribution, 522

t statistic, 528–530, 568, 569

pooled, 536–538, 569two-sided alternative, 418,425–429

two-way table, 151–155, 204,238–251

Types I and II Error, 35, 433–435,

452, 494–495

U

unbiasedestimator, 296, 336, 358, 390,463

sample, 16–17, 25, 73

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numerical, 2qualitative, 2quantitative, 2–5, 11, 70,82–91, 93–103, 125, 312,356–366, 461–504,628–663

summarizing, 5–6random, 224–225, 267–337,

345, 346, 358 See also

random variablerelationship, 2, 7–9, 17, 33,

70, 133, 150–160,165–192, 204–206,

520–522 See also

relationship (betweenvariables)

response, 7–9, 11, 135, 151,

168, 204–205roles, 7–9, 11, 158, 167, 225,605

effect on correlation,

175, 206effect on regression line, 184–185, 206

type, 2–9, 225, 230

variance, 101volunteer sample, 19, 25, 53

68–95–99.7 Rule, 115–116,

117, 126, 319–323, 326,336–337

statisticfor single mean, 503for single proportion, 453for two proportions,593–595

test, about two proportions,592–595, 613

z-score, 114–119, 126, 403, 428

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