An Introduction to the theory of statistics

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Author:: Yule, George Udny http://d-nb.info/gnd/12910504X

Title:: An Introduction to the theory of statistics

Edition:: 8. ed. rev

Place of publication:: London

Publisher:: Griffin

Year of publication:: 1927

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2 THEORY OF STATISTICS. effect of removing conditions of Small chances, law of, 265-266, 366 simple sampling on standard error 370; refs., 273, 393. of mean, 347-350 ; standard error. Snow, E. C., refs., estimates of popu- of standard-deviation and co- lation, 130, 253 ; lines and planes efficient of variation, 351 ; of co- of closest fit, 209. efficients of correlation and re- Soil surveys, errors in, refs., 396. gression, 352 ; of correlation-ratio Soper, H. E., frequency arrays, ref., and test for linearity of regression, 393: 352 ; refs., 354-356, 395. — refs., probable error of correlation- Saunders, Miss E. R., data cited coefficient, 355, 395; of biserial from, 37. expression for correlation - co- Scale-reading, bias in, 362-363. efficient, 355; tables of exponen- Scheibner, W., difference between tial binomial limit, 273. arithmetic and geometric, arith- Southey, Robert, cited re Cosin’s metic and harmonic means, (qu. 8 Names of the Roman Catholics, and qu. 9) 156. etc., 100. Scripture, E. W., use of word Spearman, C., effect of errors of “statistics,” 3. observation on the standard-de- Secrist, H., refs., Introduction to viation and coefficient of correla- Statistical Methods, 398. tion, 213-214. Refs., effect of Semi-interquartile range. See Quar- errors of observation, 225, 333, tiles. 391 ; rank method of correlation, Sex-ratio of births : correlation with 335 total births, 163, 175, 207; dia- Splawa-Neyman, J., refs., probable gram, 176; constants, (qu. 3) 189; errors, 395. application of the theory of sam- Spurious correlation of indices, 215- pling to, 262-264, (qu. 7) 275, (qu. 216 ; refs., 226, 392. 1, 2) 289, refs., 273; standard Standard-deviation. See Deviation, error of ratio of male to female standard. births, (qu. 11) 275. Standardisation of death-rates, 223 Shakespeare, W., use of word 225 ; refs., 226, 392. statist,” 1. Statist, occurrence of the word in Sheppard, W. F., correction of the Shakespeare and in Milton, 1. standard-deviation for grouping, Statistical, introduction and de- 212, 307 ; theorem on correlation velopment. .in the meaning of the of a normal distribution grouped word, 1-5 ; S. Account of Scotland, round medians, (qu. 4) 334; 2; Royal S. Society, 3 ; methods, normal curve tables, 337; stan- purport of, 3-5; def., 5. dard errors of percentiles, 344. Statistics, introduction and develop- Refs., calculation and correction ment in meaning of word, 1-5; of moments, 225; normal curve def., 5; theory of, def., 5. and correlation, theory of sam- Statures of males in U.K., tables, 88, pling, 314, 333, 355; tables of 90; diagrams, 89, 91; calcula- normal function and its integral, tion of mean, 112; means and 359. medians, 117, (qu. 1) 131; stan- Significant differences, 266. dard-deviation, 141 ; percentiles, Sinclair, Sir John, use of words 153 ; standard-deviation, “mean “ statistics,” ¢ statistical,” 2. deviation, and quartiles, (qu. 1) Skew or asymmetrical frequency- 155 ; distribution fitted to normal distributions, 90-102. See also curve, 305-306, 307-308; dia- Frequency-distributions. gram, 306; standard errors of Skewness of frequency-distributions, mean and median, of first to 107 ; measures of, 149-150. ninth deciles, 341, 343, 344-345 ; Slutsky, E., refs., fit of regression of standard-deviation and semi- lines, 209, 391. interquartile range, (qu. 5) 355. 420

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