Intro Stats

by De Veaux, Richard D.; Velleman, Paul F.; Bock, David E.

• ISBN13: 9780321286710
• ISBN10: 0321286715
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover w/CD
• Copyright: 2009-01-01
• Publisher: Addison Wesley

Summary

The short, teachable chapters and approachable, colloquial style ofIntro Statshas made it the most successful first edition Statistics text. Now a hallmark feature,Intro Statsteaches readers how tothinkstatistically,showproper application of techniques, andtellothers what they have learned. What Can Go Wrong?sections in each chapter give students the tools to detect statistical errors and debunk misuses of statistics, whether intentional or not. Exploring and Understanding Data:Stats Starts Here; Data; Displaying Categorical Data; Displaying Quantitative Data; Describing Distributions Numerically; The Standard Deviation as a Ruler and the Normal Model.Exploring Relationships between Variables:Scatterplots, Association, and Correlation; Linear Regression; Regression Wisdom; Re-Expressing Data: It's easier than you think.Gathering Data:Understanding Randomness; Sample Surveys; Experiments.Randomness and Probability:From Randomness to Probability (LLN); Probability Rules!; Random Variables; Probability Models (Binomial).From the Data at Hand to the World at Large:Sampling Distribution Models (CLT); Confidence Intervals for Proportions; Testing Hypotheses about Proportions; More About Tests; Comparing Two Proportions.Learning About the World:Inferences About Means; Comparing Means; Paired Samples and Blocks.Inference when Variables are Related:Comparing Counts (Chi Square); Inferences for Regression; Analysis of Variance; Multiple Regression. For all readers interested in introductory statistics.

Table of Contents

PART I Exploring and Understanding Data	1	(138)
Stats Starts Here	2	(5)
Data	7	(12)
Displaying and Describing Categorical Data	19	(26)
Displaying Quantitative Data	45	(27)
Describing Distributions Numerically	72	(28)
The Standard Deviation as a Ruler and the Normal Model	100	(39)
Exploring and Understanding Data	128	(11)
PART II Exploring Relationships Between Variables	139	(110)
Scatterplots, Association, and Correlation	140	(26)
Linear Regression	166	(28)
Regression Wisdom	194	(23)
Re-expressing Data: It's Easier Than You Think	217	(32)
Exploring Relationships Between Variables	238	(11)
PART III Gathering Data	249	(70)
Understanding Randomness	251	(13)
Sample Surveys	264	(23)
Experiments and Observational Studies	287	(32)
Gathering Data	313	(6)
PART IV Randomness and Probability	319	(86)
From Randomness to Probability	320	(18)
Probability Rules!	338	(24)
Random Variables	362	(18)
Probability Models	380	(25)
Randomness and Probability	398	(7)
PART V From the Data at Hand to the World at Large	405	(112)
Sampling Distribution Models	406	(22)
Confidence Intervals for Proportions	428	(20)
Testing Hypotheses About Proportions	448	(23)
More About Tests	471	(22)
Comparing Two Proportions	493	(24)
From the Data at Hand to the World at Large	511	(6)
PART VI Learning About the World	517	(86)
Inferences About Means	518	(27)
Comparing Means	545	(28)
Paired Samples and Blocks	573	(30)
Learning About the World	594	(9)
PART VII Inference When Variables Are Related	603
Comparing Counts	604	(28)
Inferences for Regression	632
Inference When Variables Are Related	667
Analysis of Variance--on the CD
Multiple Regression--on the CD
Appendixes	1	(54)
Appendix A Selected Formulas	2	(2)
Appendix B Answers	4	(40)
Appendix C Photo Acknowledgments	44	(1)
Appendix D Index	45	(10)
Appendix E Tables	55