Essentials of Statistics

by Triola, Mario F.

• ISBN13: 9780201771299
• ISBN10: 0201771292
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback w/CD
• Copyright: 2008-01-01
• 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	(32)
Overview	4	(1)
Types of Data	5	(6)
Critical Thinking	11	(9)
Design of Experiments	20	(14)
Describing, Exploring, and Comparing Data	34	(76)
Overview	36	(1)
Frequency Distributions	37	(7)
Visualizing Data	44	(12)
Measures of Center	56	(12)
Measures of Variation	68	(18)
Measures of Relative Standing	86	(9)
Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA)	95	(15)
Probability	110	(54)
Overview	112	(1)
Fundamentals	112	(12)
Addition Rule	124	(7)
Multiplication Rule: Basics	131	(10)
Multiplication Rule: Complements and Conditional Probability	141	(6)
Counting	147	(17)
Probability Distributions	164	(38)
Overview	166	(1)
Random Variables	167	(13)
Binomial Probability Distributions	180	(11)
Mean, Variance, and Standard Deviation for the Binomial Distribution	191	(11)
Normal Probability Distributions	202	(62)
Overview	204	(1)
The Standard Normal Distribution	205	(12)
Applications of Normal Distributions	217	(9)
Sampling Distributions and Estimators	226	(10)
The Central Limit Theorem	236	(12)
Normal as Approximation to Binomial	248	(16)
Estimates and Sample Sizes	264	(68)
Overview	266	(1)
Estimating a Population Proportion	266	(19)
Estimating a Population Mean: σ Known	285	(13)
Estimating a Population Mean: σ Not Known	298	(16)
Estimating a Population Variance	314	(18)
Hypothesis Testing	332	(66)
Overview	334	(1)
Basics of Hypothesis Testing	335	(19)
Testing a Claim About a Proportion	354	(11)
Testing a Claim About a Mean: σ Known	365	(8)
Testing a Claim About a Mean: σ Not Known	373	(11)
Testing a Claim About a Standard Deviation or Variance	384	(14)
Inferences from Two Samples	398	(46)
Overview	400	(1)
Inferences About Two Proportions	400	(13)
Inferences About Two Means: Independent Samples	413	(14)
Inferences from Matched Pairs	427	(17)
Correlation and Regression	444	(64)
Overview	446	(1)
Correlation	446	(21)
Regression	467	(14)
Variation and Prediction Intervals	481	(10)
Rank Correlation	491	(17)
Chi-Square and Analysis of Variance	508	(54)
Overview	510	(1)
Multinomial Experiments: Goodness-of-Fit	511	(15)
Contingency Tables: Independence and Homogeneity	526	(14)
Analysis of Variance	540	(22)
Appendices	562	(77)
Appendix A: Tables	563	(12)
Appendix B: Data Sets	575	(37)
Appendix C: TI-83 Plus Reference	612	(2)
Appendix D: Answers to Odd-Numbered Exercises (and All Review Exercises and All Cumulative Review Exercises)	614	(25)
Credits	639	(2)
Index	641