Essentials of Statistics

by Triola, Mario F.

• ISBN13: 9780201741186
• ISBN10: 0201741180
• Edition: CD
• Format: Paperback w/CD
• Copyright: 2002-01-01
• Publisher: Addison Wesley

Summary

Key Message: Essentials of Statistics, Third Edition is the ideal text for readers who want a more economical and streamlined text that covers the essential topics. Drawn from Triola's Elementary Statistics, Tenth Edition, this text provides the same reader-friendly approach with material presented in a real-world context.Key Topics Introduction to Statistics; Summarizing and Graphing Data; Statistics for Describing, Exploring, and Comparing Data; Probability; Probability Distributions; Normal Probability Distributions; Estimates and Sample Sizes; Hypothesis Testing; Inferences from Two Samples; Correlation and Regression; Chi-Square and Analysis of Variance. Market: For all readers interested in Statistics.

Table of Contents

Introduction to Statistics	2	(28)
Overview	4	(1)
The Nature of Data	5	(6)
Uses and Abuse of Statistics	11	(5)
Design of Experiments	16	(14)
Describing, Exploring, and Comparing Data	30	(76)
Overview	32	(1)
Summarizing Data with Frequency Tables	33	(7)
Pictures of Data	40	(12)
Measures of Center	52	(14)
Measures of Variation	66	(15)
Measures of Position	81	(9)
Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA)	90	(16)
Probability	106	(56)
Overview	108	(1)
Fundamentals	108	(13)
Addition Rule	121	(7)
Multiplication Rule: Basics	128	(9)
Multiplication Rule: Complements and Conditional Probability	137	(7)
Counting	144	(18)
Probability Distributions	162	(38)
Overview	164	(1)
Random Variables	165	(12)
Binomial Probability Distributions	177	(11)
Mean, Variance, and Standard Deviation for the Binomial Distribution	188	(12)
Normal Probability Distributions	200	(60)
Overview	202	(1)
The Standard Normal Distribution	202	(14)
Normal Distributions: Finding Probabilities	216	(8)
Normal Distributions: Finding Values	224	(7)
The Central Limit Theorem	231	(11)
Normal Distribution as Approximation to Binomial Distribution	242	(18)
Estimates and Sample Sizes	260	(66)
Overview	262	(1)
Estimating a Population Mean: Large Samples	262	(16)
Estimating a Population Mean: Small Samples	278	(11)
Determining Sample Size Required to Estimate μ	289	(6)
Estimating a Population Proportion	295	(12)
Estimating a Population Variance	307	(19)
Hypothesis Testing	326	(66)
Overview	328	(1)
Fundamentals of Hypothesis Testing	329	(14)
Testing a Claim about a Mean: Large Samples	343	(18)
Testing a Claim about a Mean: Small Samples	361	(10)
Testing a Claim about a Proportion	371	(7)
Testing a Claim about a Standard Deviation or Variance	378	(14)
Inferences from Two Samples	392	(40)
Overview	394	(1)
Inferences about Two Means: Independent and Large Samples	394	(10)
Inferences about Two Means: Matched Pairs	404	(9)
Inferences about Two Proportions	413	(19)
Correlation and Regression	432	(62)
Overview	434	(1)
Correlation	434	(19)
Regression	453	(13)
Variation and Prediction Intervals	466	(10)
Rank Correlation	476	(18)
Chi-Square and Analysis of Variance	494	(54)
Overview	496	(1)
Multinomial Experiments: Goodness-of-Fit	497	(13)
Contingency Tables: Independence and Homogeneity	510	(14)
Analysis of Variance	524	(24)
Appendices	548	(60)
Appendix A: Tables	549	(11)
Appendix B: Data Sets	560	(24)
Appendix C: TI-83 Plus Reference	584	(2)
Appendix D: Answers to Odd-Numbered Exercises (and All Review Exercises and All Cumulative Review Exercises)	586	(22)
Credits	608	(2)
Index	610