Statistics II For Dummies

Introduction 1

About This Book 1

Foolish Assumptions 3

Icons Used in This Book 3

Beyond the Book 4

Where to Go from Here 4

Part 1: Tackling Data Analysis and Model-Building Basics 7

Chapter 1: Beyond Number Crunching: The Art and Science of Data Analysis 9

Data Analysis: Looking before You Crunch 9

Nothing (not even a straight line) lasts forever 10

Data snooping isn’t cool 11

No (data) fishing al...