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First Course in Statistics, A

by: McClave, James T.; Sincich, Terry L.

First Course in Statistics, A

by: McClave, James T.; Sincich, Terry L.

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Edition: 8th
Format: Hardcover w/CD
Copyright: 01/01/2003
Publisher: PRENTICE HALL
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Summary

For courses in Statistics. This introduction to statistics presents balanced coverage of both the theory and application of statistics and at the same time helps students develop and enhance their critical thinking skills. It shows students how to analyze data that appear in situations in the world around them and features an abundance of examples and exercisesnearly all based on current, real-world applications pulled from journals, magazines, news articles, and commerce.

Preface

vii

Statistics, Data, and Statistical Thinking

(18)

The Science of Statistics

(1)

Types of Statistical Applications

(2)

Fundamental Elements of Statistics

(5)

Types of Data

(1)

Collecting Data

(3)

The Role of Statistics in Critical Thinking

(6)

Quick Review

(1)

Statistics In Action A ``20/20'' View of Survey Results: Fact or Fiction?

(4)

Methods for Describing Sets of Data

(88)

Describing Qualitative Data

(9)

Graphical Methods for Describing Quantitative Data

(13)

Summation Notation

(2)

Numerical Measures of Central Tendency

(11)

Numerical Measures of Variability

(6)

Interpreting the Standard Deviation

(9)

Numerical Measures of Relative Standing

(5)

Methods for Detecting Outliers (Optional)

(11)

Graphing Bivariate Relationships (Optional)

(5)

Distorting the Truth with Descriptive Techniques

(16)

Statistics in Action The ``Eye Cue'' Test: Does Experience Improve Performance?

(1)

Quick Review

(11)

Probability

107

(56)

Events, Sample Spaces, and Probability

108

(12)

Unions and Intersections

120

(3)

Complementary Events

123

(3)

The Additive Rule and Mutually Exclusive Events

126

(5)

Conditional Probability

131

(8)

The Multiplicative Rule and Independent Events

139

(24)

Random Sampling

149

(5)

Statistics in Action Game Show Strategy: To Switch or Not to Switch?

154

(1)

Quick Review

155

(8)

Random Variables and Probability Distributions

163

(74)

Two Types of Random Variables

164

(3)

Probability Distributions for Discrete Random Variables

167

(10)

The Binomial Distribution

177

(13)

Probability Distributions for Continuous Random Variables

190

(1)

The Normal Distribution

190

(13)

Descriptive Methods for Assessing Normality

203

(7)

Approximating a Binomial Distribution with a Normal Distribution (Optional)

210

(6)

Sampling Distributions

216

(6)

The Central Limit Theorem

222

(15)

Quick Review

230

(1)

Statistics in Action The Insomnia Pill

231

(6)

Inferences Based on a Single Sample: Estimation with Confidence Intervals

237

(40)

Large-Sample Confidence Interval for a Population Mean

238

(9)

Small-Sample Confidence Interval for a Population Mean

247

(11)

Large-Sample Confidence Interval for a Population Proportion

258

(7)

Determining the Sample Size

265

(12)

Statistics in Action Scallops, Sampling, and the Law

269

(2)

Quick Review

271

(6)

Inferences Based on a Single Sample: Tests of Hypothesis

277

(44)

The Elements of a Test of Hypothesis

278

(6)

Large-Sample Test of Hypothesis About a Population Mean

284

(6)

Observed Significance Levels: p-Values

290

(7)

Small-Sample Test of Hypothesis About a Population Mean

297

(6)

Large-Sample Test of Hypothesis About a Population Proportion

303

(6)

A Nonparametric Test About a Population Median (Optional)

309

(12)

Quick Review

315

(1)

Statistics in Action March Madness: Handicapping the NCAA Basketball Tourney

315

(6)

Comparing Population Means

321

(76)

Comparing Two Population Means: Independent Sampling

322

(17)

Comparing Two Population Means: Paired Difference Experiments

339

(13)

Determining the Sample Size

352

(3)

A Nonparametric Test for Comparing Two Populations: Independent Sampling (Optional)

355

(8)

A Nonparametric Test for Comparing Two Populations: Paired Difference Experiments (Optional)

363

(8)

Comparing Three or More Population Means: Analysis of Variance (Optional)

371

(26)

Statistics in Action On the Trail of the Cockroach

386

(2)

Quick Review

388

(9)

Comparing Population Proportions

397

(42)

Comparing Two Population Proportions: Independent Sampling

398

(7)

Determining the Sample Size

405

(2)

Comparing Population Proportions: Multinomial Experiment

407

(8)

Contingency Table Analysis

415

(24)

Statistics in Action The Level of Agreement Among Movie Reviewers: Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down?

431

(1)

Quick Review

431

(8)

Simple Linear Regression

439

(74)

Probabilistic Models

440

(4)

Fitting the Model: The Least Squares Approach

444

(15)

Model Assumptions

459

(1)

An Estimator of σ2

460

(3)

Assessing the Utility of the Model: Making Inferences About the Slope β1

463

(8)

The Coefficient of Correlation

471

(3)

The Coefficient of Determination

474

(7)

Using the Model for Estimation and Prediction

481

(9)

A Complete Example

490

(4)

A Nonparametric Test for Correlation (Optional)

494

(19)

Statistics in Action Can ``Dowsers'' Really Detect Water?

502

(3)

Quick Review

505

(8)

Appendix A: Tables

513

(24)

Table I Random Numbers

515

(3)

Table II Binomial Probabilities

518

(4)

Table III Normal Curve Areas

522

(1)

Table IV Critical Values of t

523

(1)

Table V Critical Values of TL and TU for the Wilcoxon Rank Sum Test: Independent Samples

524

(1)

Table VI Critical Values of T0 in the Wilcoxon Paired Difference Signed Ranks Test

525

(1)

Table VII Percentage Points of the F-Distribution, α = .10

526

(2)

Table VIII Percentage Points of the F-Distribution, α = .05

528

(2)

Table IX Percentage Points of the F-Distribution, α = .025

530

(2)

Table X Percentage Points of the F-Distribution, α = .01

532

(2)

Table XI Critical Values of χ2

534

(2)

Table XII Critical Values of Spearman's Rank Correlation Coefficient

536

(1)

Appendix B: Data Sets on CD-ROM That Accompanies This Text

537

(4)

Appendix C: Calculation Formulas for Analysis of Variance (Independent Sampling)

541

(2)

Answers to Selected Exercises

543

(8)

Index

551

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