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background/literature review, writing, Writing the Article

backward removal, in stepwise methods for building regression models, Methods for Building Regression Models, Backward removal–Backward removal

balance, in research design structure, Ingredients of a Good Design

bar charts, Bar Charts–Pie Charts

Bartlett test, Unequal Variance t-Test, Factor Analysis

baseline response variable, Specifying Response Variables

Bayes, Thomas, Bayes’ Theorem

Bayes’ theorem (formula), Bayes’ Theorem–Bayes’ Theorem

Behrens-Fisher problem, Unequal Variance t-Test

Bernoulli process, The Binomial Distribution

Bernoulli trial, The Binomial Distribution

Beta (β), Hypothesis Testing, Glossary of Statistical Terms

definition of, Glossary of Statistical Terms

probability of Type I error, Hypothesis Testing

between-subjects designs, tests for, The Wilcoxon Rank Sum Test–Kruskal-Wallis H Test

bias, Measurement Bias–Information Bias, Bias in Sample Selection and Retention, Bias in Sample Selection and Retention–Bias in Sample Selection and Retention, Bias in Sample Selection and Retention, Information Bias–Information Bias, Information Bias–Information Bias, Information Bias, Information Bias, Information Bias, Exercises, Ingredients of a Good Design, Identifying Experimental Units, Retrospective Adjustment, Blocking and the Latin Square, Quick Checklist, Glossary of Statistical Terms, Glossary of Statistical Terms, Glossary of Statistical Terms, Glossary of Statistical Terms, Glossary of Statistical Terms, Glossary of Statistical Terms, Glossary of Statistical Terms, Glossary of Statistical Terms

definition of, Glossary of Statistical Terms

detection, Information Bias, Glossary of Statistical Terms

in gathering experimental data, Identifying Experimental Units

information, Information Bias–Information Bias, Glossary of Statistical Terms

interviewer, Information Bias–Information Bias

maturation, Blocking and the Latin Square

minimizing in data, Ingredients of a Good Design

nonresponse, Bias in Sample Selection and Retention, Glossary of Statistical Terms

predictions of presidential elections and sample, Exercises

publication bias, Quick Checklist

recall, Information Bias

recall bias, Glossary of Statistical Terms

retrospective adjustment, Retrospective Adjustment

selection, Bias in Sample Selection and Retention, Glossary of Statistical Terms

social desirability, Information Bias, Glossary of Statistical Terms

types of, Measurement Bias–Information Bias

volunteer, Bias in Sample Selection and Retention–Bias in Sample Selection and Retention, Glossary of Statistical Terms

binary, Nominal Data, Glossary of Statistical Terms

data, Nominal Data

variables, Glossary of Statistical Terms

binomial distribution, The Binomial Distribution–The Binomial Distribution, The Binomial Distribution–The Binomial Distribution

biserial correlation coefficient, Item Analysis

bivariate charts, Bivariate Charts, Scatterplots–Scatterplots, Line Graphs–Line Graphs

about, Bivariate Charts

line graphs, Line Graphs–Line Graphs

scatterplots, Scatterplots–Scatterplots

blinding, Blinding, Glossary of Statistical Terms

blocking, Blocking and the Latin Square

blocking methods for building regression models, Methods for Building Regression Models–Methods for Building Regression Models, Methods for Building Regression Models

boxplot, The Boxplot–The Boxplot

broken stick model, Factor Analysis

Brown-Forsythe test, Unequal Variance t-Test

business statistics, Index Numbers–Index Numbers, Time Series–Time Series, Decision Analysis–Decision Trees, Quality Improvement–Run Charts and Control Charts

decision analysis, Decision Analysis–Decision Trees

index numbers, Index Numbers–Index Numbers

quality improvement, Quality Improvement–Run Charts and Control Charts

time series, Time Series–Time Series