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Table of Contents
Foreword 7
Part I Welcome to PHStat
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................................................................................................................................... 81 Welcome
................................................................................................................................... 82 What's New?
.......................................................................................................................................................... 8New Statistical Procedures
.......................................................................................................................................................... 8PHStat Revision History
Part II PHStat Quick Start Guide
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................................................................................................................................... 101 What is PHStat?
................................................................................................................................... 102 What PHStat is not
................................................................................................................................... 103 How PHStat Presents Its Results
................................................................................................................................... 114 Preparing Data for Analysis
................................................................................................................................... 115 Using PHStat
Part III PHStat Technical Reference
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................................................................................................................................... 121 PHStat Technical Requirements
................................................................................................................................... 122 Configuring Microsoft Windows Excel Security
................................................................................................................................... 133 Updating PHStat
Part IV Data Preparation Procedures
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................................................................................................................................... 141 Stack Data
................................................................................................................................... 142 Unstack Data
Part V Descriptive Statistics Procedures
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................................................................................................................................... 151 Boxplot
................................................................................................................................... 152 Descriptive Summary
................................................................................................................................... 163 Dot Scale Diagram
................................................................................................................................... 164 Frequency Distribution
................................................................................................................................... 175 Histogram & Polygons
................................................................................................................................... 186 Scatter Plot
................................................................................................................................... 187 Stem-and-Leaf Display
................................................................................................................................... 198 One-Way Tables & Charts
................................................................................................................................... 209 Two-Way Tables & Charts
Part VI Decision-Making Procedures
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................................................................................................................................... 211 Covariance and Portfolio Management
................................................................................................................................... 212 Expected Monetary Value
................................................................................................................................... 223 Expected Opportunity Loss
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................................................................................................................................... 224 Opportunity Loss
Part VII Probability & Prob. Distributions
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................................................................................................................................... 231 Simple & Joint Probabilities
................................................................................................................................... 232 Normal Probability Distribution
................................................................................................................................... 233 Normal Probability Plot
................................................................................................................................... 244 Binomial Probability Distribution
................................................................................................................................... 245 Exponential Probability Distribution
................................................................................................................................... 246 Hypergeometric Probability Distribution
................................................................................................................................... 257 Poisson Probability Distribution
Part VIII Sampling Procedures
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................................................................................................................................... 261 Sampling Distributions Simulation
Part IX Confidence Intervals Procedures
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................................................................................................................................... 271 Estimate for the Mean, sigma known
................................................................................................................................... 272 Estimate for the Mean, sigma unknown
................................................................................................................................... 283 Estimate for the Population Variance
................................................................................................................................... 284 Estimate for the Proportion
................................................................................................................................... 285 Estimate for the Population Total
................................................................................................................................... 296 Estimate for the Total Difference
Part X Sample Size Procedures
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................................................................................................................................... 301 Sample Size Determination for the Mean
................................................................................................................................... 302 Sample Size Determination for the Proportion
Part XI One-Sample Procedures
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................................................................................................................................... 311 Z Test for the Mean, sigma known
................................................................................................................................... 312 t Test for the Mean, sigma unknown
................................................................................................................................... 323 Chi-Square Test for the Variance
................................................................................................................................... 324 Z Test for the Proportion
Part XII Two-Sample Procedures (Unsummarized
Data)
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................................................................................................................................... 341 Pooled-Variance t Test (unsummarized data)
................................................................................................................................... 342 Separate-Variance t Test (unsummarized data)
................................................................................................................................... 353 Paired t Test (unsummarized data)
................................................................................................................................... 354 F Test for Differences in Two Variances (unsummarized data)
................................................................................................................................... 365 Wilcoxon Rank Sum Test
Part XIII Two-Sample Procedures (Summarized Data)
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................................................................................................................................... 371 Pooled-Variance t Test