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Article #203Specific examples from Sincich, Statistics by Example
From: Jeffrey G. Thomas
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1992 00:27
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1992 00:27
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Notice: Regarding Terry Sincich's Statistics by Example, Dellen Pub. Co., San Francisco (1985), there are some very good examples of environmental and health and safety regulation which are apparently based on actual experience. A synopsis of these examples is as follows: Environment: Air pollution, p.49 (2.35), air pollution standards, p.114 (3.87), acid rain, p.162 (4.58), p.676 (15.42), toxic waste, p.194 (5.30), chemicals and cancer, p.206 (5.65), dissolved O2, p.225, (6.16), dioxin, p.270 (7.37), electric utility thermal discharge, p.273 (7.46), p.338 (8.85), discharge from sewage plants, p.274 (7.49), ddt concentration, p.300 (8.27), foam insulation manufacture, p.304 (8.33), air pollution, p.331 (8.77), lead in gas, p.381 (9.1), trees grown in greenhouses, p.406 (10.27), pesticide concentrations, p.406 (10.28), ions in air, p.443 (10.82), total suspended particulates, p. 549 (12.69), and lead in drinking water, p.672 (15.33). Health and safety: FDA inspection of milk, p.151 (4.35), penicillin, p.163 (4.59), FDA food labeling requirements, p.169 (4.72), salt and hypertension, p.217 (6.81), FDA package weights, p.229 (6.31), low tar cigarettes, p.265 (7.25), FDA food content requirements, p.293 (8.12), liquid diets, p.323 (8.64), Reyes syndrome & aspirin, p.330 (8.73), chicken feed contents, p.331 (8.76), drug screens, p.383 (9.3), DDT concentration in fish, p.394 (10.6) (also 11.42 & App.D), and diet results, 447 (10.94). I am not now currently taking a course in statistics. I am interested in working these problems to obtain the answers that are given in Sincich. Sincich doesn't give commentary on these problems. I am interested in the comments of those who have worked with the textbook and understand the process of setting up the models in "real life." Any comments which emphasize problem solving are welcome. Jeff Thomas
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Newsgroups: sci.math.stat Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!cleveland.Freenet.Edu!bp938 From: bp938@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Jeffrey G. Thomas) Subject: Specific examples from Sincich, Statistics by Example Message-ID: <1992Apr15.002728.4410@usenet.ins.cwru.edu> Sender: news@usenet.ins.cwru.edu Nntp-Posting-Host: cwns10.ins.cwru.edu Reply-To: bp938@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Jeffrey G. Thomas) Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA) Date: Wed, 15 Apr 92 00:27:28 GMT Lines: 40