文档介绍：Elementary Statistics Tables
Henry
University of Nottingham
London and New York
Preface
Having published my Statistics tables in 1978, the obvious question is: why another book
of Statistics tables so soon afterwards? The answer derives from reactions to the first book
from a sample of some 500 lecturers and teachers covering a wide range both of edu-
cational establishments and of departments within those establishments. Approximately
half found Statistics tables suitable for their needs; however the other half indicated that
their courses covered rather less topics than included in the Tables, and therefore that a
prehensive collection would be adequate. Further, some North American advisers
suggested that more ‘on the spot’ descriptions, directions and illustrative examples would
make such a book far more attractive and useful. Elementary statistics tables has been
produced with ments very much in mind.
The coverage of topics is probably still wider than in most introductory Statistics
courses. But useful techniques are often omitted from such courses because of the lack of
good tables or charts in the textbook being used, and it is one of the aims of this book to
enable instructors to broaden the range of statistical methods included in their syllabuses.
Even if some of the methods pletely omitted from the course textbook, instructors
and students will find that these pages contain brief but adequate explanations and illustra-
tions.
In deciding the topics to be included, I was guided to an extent by draft proposals for the
Technician Education Council (TEC) awards, and Elementary statistics tables essentially
covers the areas included in this scheme for which tables and/or charts are necessary. The
standard distributions are of course included, . binomial, Poisson, normal, t, χ2 and F.
Both individual and cumulative probabilities are given for binomial and Poisson distribu-
tions, the cumulativ