Statistics Hacks: Tips & Tools for Measuring the World and Beating the Odds

Index

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p-values

pairs of cards, counting by

parallel forms reliability

partial correlations

Party Shuffle (iTunes) 2nd 3rd 4th

Pascal's Triangle

Pascal, Blaise

passing epochs

payoffs

     expected 2nd

     magic number for lotteries

     Powerball lottery

Pearson correlation coefficient 2nd

Pedrotti, J.T.

percentages

     ratio level of measurement

     sample estimates

     of scores

percentile ranks 2nd

performance

     criterion-based arguments

     ranking players

permutations 2nd 3rd

Petersen, S.E.

Peyton, V.

Phye, G.D.

pi, estimating

pivot tables

plain text

pocket pair 2nd

Poe, Edgar Allen

point system

     ranking players

Poisson, Sim\x8e on-Denis

poker games [See also Texas Hold 'Em]

     odds for royal flush 2nd

     shuffling cards for

     wild cards

populations

     Central Limit Theorem

     defined 2nd

     effect size and 2nd

     hypothesis testing and 2nd 3rd

     inferential statistics and

     linear regression and

     normal distribution and

     samples representative of 2nd 3rd

positive correlation

     defined

     variables and 2nd 3rd

post-tests

pot odds 2nd

power

     effect size and

     Law of Large Numbers and

     statistical significance and

Powerball lottery

pre-experimental designs

precision

     calibrating 2nd

     interval level of measurement

     test scores and 2nd

predictions [See also probability]

     baseball game outcomes

     coin toss outcomes

     criterion-based arguments and

     game winners

     length of lifetime

     likelihood of higher scores

     normal curve and

     outcome of events

     regression analysis and

     test performance

predictive validity

predictor variables

     combining

     defined

     predicting football games

pretests 2nd

probability

     additive rule

     analytic view of

     basic equation

     blackjack and 2nd

     of card distributions

     chances of scoring within range

     coin toss patterns 2nd

     conditional 2nd 3rd

     confidence intervals and

     Conjunctionitus and

     decoding ciphers

     defined

     dice outcomes 2nd

     expressing distributions as

     extraterrestrial life

     focusing on specific thoughts

     gambler's fallacy and

     of given events 2nd

     of independent events 2nd 3rd

     li'l flushes

     likelihood of group of outcomes

     likelihood of series of outcomes

     likelihood of specific event

     multiplicative rule

     mutually exclusive outcomes 2nd

     normal curve and

     p-values

     Pascal's Triangle

     patterns of

     pi and

     Powerball lottery

     sensitivity and specificity

     series of events occurring

     sharing birthdays

     statistical hypothesis testing

     traffic patterns

     two-point conversion chart and 2nd

     various digits

     wild cards and 2nd 3rd

     word association and

     zonks and

probability) 2nd 3rd

proportions

     level of measurement and

     normal curve and 2nd

     ratio level of measurement

     sample estimates 2nd 3rd

     table of areas under the normal curve

     z score and

proxy variables

psychic abilities