Statistical Hypothesis Testing with SAS and R

A comprehensive guide to statistical hypothesis testing with examples in SAS and R

When analyzing datasets the following questions often arise:Is there a short hand procedure for a statistical test available in SAS or R?
If so, how do I use it?
If not, how do I program the test myself?

This book answers these questions and provides an overview of the most common statistical test problems in a comprehensive way, making it easy to find and perform an appropriate statistical test.

A general summary of statistical test theory is presented, along with a basic description for each test, including the necessary prerequisites, assumptions, the formal test problem and the test statistic. Examples in both SAS and R are provided, along with program code to perform the test, resulting output and remarks explaining the necessary program parameters.

Key features

• Provides examples in both SAS and R for each test presented.
• Looks at the most common statistical tests, displayed in a clear and easy to follow way.
• Supported by a supplementary website http://www.d-taeger.de featuring example program code.

Academics, practitioners and SAS and R programmers will find this book a valuable resource. Students using SAS and R will also find it an excellent choice for reference and data analysis.

Table of Contents

Part I Introduction
Chapter 1 Statistical hypothesis testing

Part II Normal Distribution
Chapter 2 Tests on the mean
Chapter 3 Tests on the variance

Part III Binomial Distribution
Chapter 4 Tests on proportions

Part IV Other Distributions
Chapter 5 Poisson distribution
Chapter 6 Exponential distribution

Part V Correlation
Chapter 7 Tests on association

Part VI Nonparametric Tests
Chapter 8 Tests on location
Chapter 9 Tests on scale difference
Chapter 10 Other tests

Part VII Goodness-of-Fit Tests
Chapter 11 Tests on normality
Chapter 12 Tests on other distributions

Part VIII Tests on Randomness
Chapter 13 Tests on randomness

Part IX Tests on Contingency Tables
Chapter 14 Tests on contingency tables

Part X Tests on Outliers
Chapter 15 Tests on outliers

Part XI Tests in Regression Analysis
Chapter 16 Tests in regression analysis
Chapter 17 Tests in variance analysis

Appendix A Datasets
Appendix B Tables