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Statistics: A First Course

by: Freund, John E.; Perles, Benjamin M.

Statistics: A First Course

by: Freund, John E.; Perles, Benjamin M.

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9780139599095
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Edition: 7th
Format: Hardcover
Copyright: 01/01/1999
Publisher: Pearson College Div
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Summary

This text offers a straightforward, nuts and bolts, introduction to statistics. The explanations are clear and simple and minimize calculations where possible. A diverse range of applications and examples are presented to make the materials appealing to a wide range of students. The Seventh Edition features many new problems, more real data based examples and exercises, and fuller integration of computer and calculator tools.

PREFACE

VII

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION

(12)

1.1 Numerical Data and Categorical Data

(1)

1.2 Nominal, Ordinal, Interval, and Ratio Data

(1)

1.3 Sample Data and Populations

(1)

1.4 Biased Data

(3)

1.5 Statistics, Past and Present

(1)

1.6 The Study of Statistics

(1)

1.7 Statistics: What Lies Ahead

(3)

Solutions to Practice Exercises

(1)

CHAPTER 2 SUMMARIZING DATA: LISTING AND GROUPING

(30)

2.1 Dot Diagrams

(1)

2.2 Stem-and-Leaf Displays

(6)

2.3 Frequency Distributions

(10)

2.4 Graphical Presentations

(9)

Solutions to Practice Exercises

(3)

CHAPTER 3 SUMMARIZING DATA: STATISTICAL DESCRIPTIONS

(64)

3.1 Measures of Location: The Mean

(3)

3.2 Measures of Location: The Weighted Mean

(5)

3.3 Measures of Location: The Median and Other Fractiles

(12)

3.4 Measures of Location: The Mode

(3)

3.5 Measures of Variation: The Range

(1)

3.6 Measures of Variation: The Standard Deviation

(6)

3.7 Some Applications of the Standard Deviation

(5)

3.8 The Description of Grouped Data(*)

(5)

3.9 Some Further Descriptions(*)

(8)

3.10 Technical Note Summations

(2)

Solutions to Practice Exercises

(5)

Review: Chapters 1, 2, & 3

(8)

CHAPTER 4 POSSIBILITIES AND PROBABILITIES

107

(36)

4.1 Counting

108

(6)

4.2 Permutations

114

(4)

4.3 Combinations

118

(5)

4.4 Probability

123

(7)

4.5 Mathematical Expectation

130

(3)

4.6 A Decision Problem

133

(6)

Solutions to Practice Exercises

139

(4)

CHAPTER 5 SOME RULES OF PROBABILITY

143

(50)

5.1 The Sample Space

144

(2)

5.2 Events

146

(7)

5.3 Some Basic Rules of Probability

153

(3)

5.4 Probabilities and Odds

156

(5)

5.5 Addition Rules

161

(6)

5.6 Conditional Probability

167

(3)

5.7 Independent Events

170

(1)

5.8 Multiplication Rules

170

(8)

5.9 Bayes' Theorem(*)

178

(4)

Solutions to Practice Exercises

182

(4)

Review: Chapters 4 & 5

186

(7)

CHAPTER 6 PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS

193

(40)

6.1 Probability Distributions

194

(2)

6.2 The Binomial Distribution

196

(9)

6.3 The Hypergeometric Distribution

205

(6)

6.4 The Poisson Distribution

211

(6)

6.5 The Multinomial Distribution

217

(2)

6.6 The Mean of a Probability Distribution

219

(2)

6.7 The Standard Deviation of a Probability Distribution

221

(5)

6.8 Chebyshev's Theorem

226

(3)

Solutions to Practice Exercises

229

(4)

CHAPTER 7 THE NORMAL DISTRIBUTION

233

(28)

7.1 Continuous Distributions

234

(3)

7.2 The Normal Distribution

237

(12)

7.3 Some Applications

249

(5)

7.4 The Normal Approximation to the Binomial Distribution

254

(5)

Solutions to Practice Exercises

259

(2)

CHAPTER 8 SAMPLING AND SAMPLING DISTRIBUTIONS

261

(28)

8.1 Random Sampling

262

(5)

8.2 Sampling Distributions

267

(3)

8.3 The Standard Error of the Mean

270

(5)

8.4 The Central Limit Theorem

275

(6)

Solutions to Practice Exercises

281

(2)

Review: Chapters 6, 7, & 8

283

(6)

CHAPTER 9 PROBLEMS OF ESTIMATION

289

(24)

9.1 The Estimation of Means

290

(5)

9.2 Confidence Intervals for Means

295

(2)

9.3 Confidence Intervals for Means (Small Samples)

297

(6)

9.4 Confidence Intervals for Standard Deviations*

303

(1)

9.5 The Estimation of Proportions

304

(6)

Solutions to Practice Exercises

310

(3)

CHAPTER 10 TESTS CONCERNING MEANS

313

(52)

10.1 Tests of Hypotheses

314

(4)

10.2 Significance Tests

318

(6)

10.3 Tests Concerning Means

324

(5)

10.4 Tests Concerning Means (Small Samples)

329

(7)

10.5 Differences Between Means

336

(2)

10.6 Differences Between Means (Small Samples)

338

(3)

10.7 Differences Between Means (Paired Data)

341

(4)

10.8 Differences Among k Means*

345

(4)

10.9 Analysis of Variance*

349

(11)

Solutions to Practice Exercises

360

(5)

CHAPTER 11 TESTS BASED ON COUNT DATA

365

(38)

11.1 Tests Concerning Proportions

366

(1)

11.2 Tests Concerning Proportions (Large Samples)

367

(3)

11.3 Differences Between Proportions

370

(3)

11.4 Differences Among Proportions

373

(4)

11.5 Contingency Tables

377

(10)

11.6 Goodness of Fit

387

(4)

Solutions to Practice Exercises

391

(5)

Review: Chapters 9, 10, & 11

396

(7)

CHAPTER 12 REGRESSION AND CORRELATION

403

(32)

12.1 Curve Fitting

404

(1)

12.2 The Method of Least Squares

405

(11)

12.3 Regression Analysis*

416

(7)

12.4 The Coefficient of Correlation

423

(3)

12.5 The Interpretation of r

426

(2)

12.6 A Significance Test for r

428

(3)

Solutions to Practice Exercises

431

(4)

CHAPTER 13 NONPARAMETRIC TESTS

435

(36)

13.1 The One-Sample Sign Test

436

(1)

13.2 The Paired-Sample Sign Test

437

(1)

13.3 The Sign Test (Large Samples)

438

(3)

13.4 Rank Sums: The U Test

441

(3)

13.5 Rank Sums: The U Test (Large Samples)*

444

(3)

13.6 Rank Sums: The H Test*

447

(2)

13.7 Tests of Randomness: Runs

449

(2)

13.8 Tests of Randomness: Runs (Large Samples)*

451

(1)

13.9 Tests of Randomness: Runs Above and Below the Median

452

(3)

13.10 Rank Correlation

455

(4)

Solutions to Practice Exercises

459

(5)

Review: Chapters 12 & 13

464

(7)

APPENDIX A: TI-83 TIPS

471

(6)

BIBLIOGRAPHY

477

(4)

STATISTICAL TABLES

481

(20)

ANSWERS TO ODD-NUMBERED EXERCISES

501

(24)

INDEX

525

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