Elementary Statistics, A Brief Version 5th Edition
ISBN: 9780077359423 | 0077359429
Edition: 5thFormat: Paperback
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math
Pub. Date: 8/31/2009
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Elementary Statistics: A Brief Version, is a shorter version of the popular text Elementary Statistics: A Step by Step Approach. This softcover edition includes all the features of the longer book, but it is designed for a course in which the time available limits the number of topics covered. It is for general beginning statistics courses with a basic algebra prerequisite. The book is non-theoretical, explaining concepts intuitively and teaching problem solving through worked examples and step-by-step instructions. This edition places more emp... MORE
| The Nature of Probability and Statistics | |
| Descriptive and Inferential Statistics | |
| Variables and Types of Data | |
| Data Collection and Sampling Techniques | |
| Observational and Experimental Studies | |
| Uses and Misuses of Statistics | |
| Computers and Calculators | |
| Frequency Distributions and Graphs | |
| Organizing Data | |
| Histog... MORE | |
| Other Types of Graphs | |
| Paired Data and Scatter Plots | |
| Data Description | |
| Measures of Central Tendency | |
| Measures of Variation | |
| Measures of Position | |
| Exploratory Data Analysis | |
| Probability and Counting Rules | |
| Sample Spaces and Probability | |
| The Addition Rules for Probability | |
| The Multiplication Rules and Conditional Probability | |
| Counting Rules | |
| Probability and Counting Rules | |
| Discrete Probability Distributions | |
| Probability Distributions | |
| Mean, Variance, Standard Deviation, and Expectation | |
| The Binomial Distribution | |
| The Normal Distribution | |
| Normal Distributions | |
| Applications of the Normal Distribution | |
| The Central Limit Theorem | |
| The Normal Approximation to the Binomial Distribution | |
| Confidence Intervals and Sample Size | |
| Confidence Intervals for the Mean When s Is Known and Sample Size | |
| Confidence Intervals for the Mean When s Is Unknown | |
| Confidence Intervals and Sample Size for Proportions | |
| Confidence Intervals for Variances and Standard Deviations | |
| Hypothesis Testing | |
| Steps in Hypothesis Testing - Traditional Method | |
| z Test for a Mean | |
| t Test for a Mean | |
| z Test for a Proportion | |
| Chi-Square Test for a Variance or Standard Deviation | |
| Confidence Intervals and Hypothesis Testing | |
| Testing the Difference Between Two Means, Two Proportions, and Two Variances | |
| Testing the Difference Between Two Means: Using the z Test | |
| Testing the Difference Between Two Means of Independent Samples: Using the t Test | |
| Testing the Difference Between Two Means: Dependent Samples | |
| Testing the Difference Between Proportions | |
| Testing the Difference Between Two Variances | |
| Correlation and Regression | |
| Correlation | |
| Regression | |
| Coefficient of Determination and Standard Error of the Estimate | |
| Chi-Square and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) | |
| Test for Goodness of Fit | |
| Tests Using Contingency Tables | |
| Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) | |
| Algebra Review | |
| Writing the Research Report | |
| Alternate Approach to the Standard | |
| Normal Distribution | |
| Tables | |
| Data Bank | |
| Glossary | |
| Bibliography | |
| Photo Credits | |
| Selected Answers | |
| Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved. |
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