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| Preface | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Why Do Statistical Analysis? | |
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| Statistics | |
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| Numbers Raise Issues | |
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| Behind Every Data Point, There is a Story | |
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| Aggressive Inquisitiveness | |
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| Model Building Framework | |
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| Data Sets | |
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| Prerequisites | |
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| Basic Notions | |
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| Percent | |
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| Percent Difference | |
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| Compound Interest | |
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| Practice Problems | |
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| Frequency Distributions and Histograms | |
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| Definitions and Construction | |
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| Comparing Distributions | |
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| Information Loss and Comprehensive Gain | |
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| Category Selection | |
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| Distribution Shapes | |
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| Practice Problems | |
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| Measures of Location | |
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| Mode | |
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| Median | |
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| Mean | |
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| Trimmed Mean | |
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| Overall Example and Comparison | |
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| Weighted and Unweighted Average | |
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| Simpson���s Paradox | |
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| Percentile | |
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| Percentile Bars | |
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| Practice Problems | |
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| Measures of Variability | |
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| Importance of Knowing Variability | |
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| Population and Sample | |
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| Types of Samples | |
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| Standard Deviation | |
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| Coefficient f Variation | |
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| Range | |
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| P90/P10 | |
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| Comparison and Summary | |
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| Practice Problems | |
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| Model Building | |
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| Prelude to Models | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Scientific Method | |
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| Models | |
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| Model Building Process | |
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| Practice Problems | |
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| Linear Model | |
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| Examples | |
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| Straight Line Basics | |
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| Fitting the Line to the Data | |
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| Model Evaluation | |
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| Summary of Interpretations and Evaluation | |
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| Cautions | |
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| Digging Deeper | |
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| Keep the Horse Before the Cart | |
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| Practice Problems | |
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| Exponential Model | |
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| Examples | |
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| Logarithms | |
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| Exponential Model | |
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| Model Evaluation | |
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| Practice Problems | |
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| Maturity Curve Model | |
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| Maturity Curves | |
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| Building the Model | |
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| Comparison of Models | |
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| Practice Problems | |
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| Power Model | |
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| Building the Model | |
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| Model Evaluation | |
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| Practice Problems | |
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| Market Models and Salary Survey Analysis | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Commonalities of Approaches | |
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| Final Market-Based Salary Increase Budget | |
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| Other Factors Influencing the Final Salary Increase Budget Recommendation | |
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| Salary Structure | |
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| Practice Problems | |
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| Integrated Market Model ��� Linear | |
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| Gather Market Data | |
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| Age Data to a Common Date | |
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| Create an Integrated Market Model Interpretations | |
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| Compare Employee Pay with Market Model | |
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| Practice Problems | |
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| Integrated Market Model ��� Exponential | |
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| Practice Problems | |
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| Integrated Market Model ��� Maturity Curve | |
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| Practice Problems | |
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| Job Pricing Market Model ��� Group of Jobs | |
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| Practice Problems | |
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| Job Pricing Market Model ��� Power Model | |
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| Practice Problems | |
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| Multiple Linear Regression | |
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| What It Is | |
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| Similarities and Differences with Simple Linear Regression | |
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| Building the Model | |
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| Model Evaluation | |
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| Mixed Messages in Evaluating a Model | |
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| Summary of Regressions | |
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| Digging Deeper | |
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| Practice Problems | |
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| Appendix | |
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| Value Exchange Theory | |
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| Factors Determining a Person���s Pay | |
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| Types of Numbers | |
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| Significant Figures | |
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| Scientific Notation | |
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| Accuracy and Precision | |
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| Compound Interest ��� Additional | |
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| Rule of 72 | |
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| Normal Distribution | |
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| Linear Regression Technical Note | |
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| Formulas for Regression Terms | |
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| Logarithmic Conversion | |
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| Range Spread Relationships | |
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| Statistical Inference in Regression | |
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| Additional Multiple Linear Regression Topics | |
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| Glossary | |
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| References | |
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| Answers to Practice Problems | |
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| Index | |