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Introductory Statistics

Section B.3 Probability

loan50, county
These data sets are described in the Introduction to Data section.
playing_cards
Data set describing the 52 cards in a standard deck.
family_college
Simulated data based on real population summaries at nces.ed.gov/pubs2001/2001126.pdf.
smallpox
Fenner F. 1988. Smallpox and Its Eradication (History of International Public Health, No. 6). Geneva: World Health Organization. ISBN 92-4-156110-6.
Mammogram screening, probabilities
The probabilities reported were obtained using studies reported at www.breastcancer.org and www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1173421.
Jose campus visits, probabilities
This example was made up.
Course material purchases and probabilities
This example was made up.
Auctions for TV and toaster
This example was made up.
stocks_18
Monthly returns for Caterpillar, Exxon Mobil Corp, and Google for November 2015 to October 2018.
fcid
This sample can be considered a simple random sample from the US population. It relies on the USDA Food Commodity Intake Database.