Intro Stats

by De Veaux, Richard D.; Velleman, Paul F.; Bock, David E.; Craine, William B., III

• ISBN13: 9780321287199
• ISBN10: 0321287193
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-03-01
• Publisher: Addison-Wesley

Summary

Provides detailed, worked-out solutions to odd-numbered exercises.

Table of Contents

Part I Exploring and Understanding Data
Data	1	(3)
Displaying and Describing Categorical Data	4	(9)
Displaying Quantitative Data	13	(6)
Describing Distributions Numerically	19	(9)
The Standard Deviation as a Ruler and the Normal Model	28	(22)
Review of Part I Exploring and Understanding Data	40	(10)
Part II Exploring Relationships Between Variables
Scatterplots, Association, and Correlation	50	(5)
Linear Regression	55	(11)
Regression Wisdom	66	(9)
Re-expressing Data: It's Easier Than You Think	75	(19)
Review of Part II Exploring Relationships Between Variables	85	(9)
Part III Gathering Data
Understanding Randomness	94	(4)
Sample Surveys	98	(4)
Experiments	102	(14)
Review of Part III Gathering Data	110	(6)
Part IV Randomness and Probability
From Randomness to Probability	116	(5)
Probability Rules!	121	(8)
Random Variables	129	(6)
Probability Models	135	(22)
Review of Part IV Randomness and Probability	147	(10)
Part V From the Data at Hand to the World at Large
Sampling Distribution Models	157	(11)
Confidence Intervals for Proportion	168	(7)
Testing Hypotheses About Proportions	175	(7)
More About Tests	182	(6)
Comparing Two Proportions	188	(19)
Review of Part V From the Data at Hand to the World at Large	198	(9)
Part VI Learning About the World
Inferences About Means	207	(9)
Comparing Means	216	(9)
Paired Samples and Blocks	225	(20)
Review of Part VI Learning About the World	234	(11)
Part VII Inference When Variables are Related
Comparing Counts	245	(11)
Inferences for Regression	256	(24)
Review of Part VII Inference When Variables are Related	267	(13)
Analysis of Variance	280	(5)
Multiple Regression	285