Social Statistics

  1. Foundations of Inferential Statistics
    1. Basic Probability Theory
      1. Classical Definition of Probability
        1. Relative Frequency Definition
          1. Subjective Probability
            1. Rules of Probability
              1. Addition Rule
                1. Multiplication Rule
                  1. Conditional Probability
                  2. Independence and Dependence
                    1. Bayes' Theorem
                    2. Probability Distributions
                      1. Discrete Probability Distributions
                        1. Binomial Distribution
                          1. Poisson Distribution
                          2. Continuous Probability Distributions
                            1. Uniform Distribution
                              1. Normal Distribution
                                1. t-Distribution
                                  1. Chi-Square Distribution
                                    1. F-Distribution
                                  2. The Normal Distribution
                                    1. Properties of the Normal Curve
                                      1. Standard Normal Distribution
                                        1. Empirical Rule
                                          1. Standard Scores
                                            1. Calculating Z-scores
                                              1. Interpreting Z-scores
                                              2. Using the Standard Normal Table
                                                1. Applications of Normal Distribution
                                                2. Sampling Distributions
                                                  1. Concept of Sampling Distribution
                                                    1. Distribution of Sample Means
                                                      1. Central Limit Theorem
                                                        1. Conditions for CLT
                                                          1. Applications of CLT
                                                          2. Standard Error
                                                            1. Standard Error of the Mean
                                                              1. Factors Affecting Standard Error
                                                              2. Distribution of Sample Proportions
                                                                1. Importance for Inferential Statistics

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                                                              8. Estimation and Confidence Intervals