The easy way to get down with statistics Stymied by statistics? Fear not! In easy-to-understand terms, this friendly guide shows you how to collect, graph, and critique data; decipher distributions; calculate confidence intervals and hypothesis tests; analyze data with correlation, regression, and two-way tables; and much more. The world of statistics - get a handle on the quantity and quality of statistics you encounter in everyday life Get the big picture - explore data using graphs and charts and describe data using means, medians, standard scores, percentiles, and more Results may vary - understand common statistical distributions and find out how to work with random variables, standard error, the Central Limit Theorem, and more Guesstimate with confidence - use standard error, confidence intervals, and hypothesis tests to make conclusions about a population Dig into statistical studies and their analyses - get the scoop on polls, experiments, correlation, linear regression, two-way tables, and independence Open the book and find: Plain-English explanations of statistical jargon Information on organizing, graphing, and critiquing data The 411 on random variables; the binomial, normal, t-, and sampling distributions; and the Central Limit Theorem Pointers for conducting, interpreting, and critiquing polls and experiments Data analysis tools for regression, confidence intervals, hypothesis tests, and two-way tables Plenty of examples and figures to illustrate important concepts and methods Learn to: Grasp statistical ideas, techniques, formulas, and calculations Interpret and critique graphs and charts, determine probability, and work with confidence intervals Critique and analyze data from polls and experiments.