Investigating Statistical Concepts, Applications, and Methods (with CD-ROM)

by Chance,Beth L.

• ISBN13: 9780495050643
• ISBN10: 0495050644
• Edition: CD
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-06-16
• Publisher: Cengage Learning

Summary

INVESTIGATING STATISTICAL CONCEPTS, APPLICATIONS, AND METHODS (WITH CD-ROM) combines investigation and exposition to explore statistical ideas and techniques. Many of the investigations ask you to use technology such as statistical software and Java applets. A combination of practice, homework, and application problems emphasize actual studies.

Table of Contents

Preface	x
Prologue	xix
Comparisons and Conclusions	1	(100)
Summarizing Categorical Data	2	(8)
Investigation 1.1.1 Popcorn Production and Lung Disease	2	(8)
Analyzing Categorical Data	10	(15)
Investigation 1.2.1 Smoking and Lung Cancer	10	(5)
Investigation 1.2.2 Smoking and Lung Cancer (cont.)	15	(2)
Exploration 1.2 Smoking and Lung Cancer (cont.) (Excel)	17	(8)
Confounding	25	(7)
Investigation 1.3.1 Near-Sightedness and Night-Lights	25	(3)
Investigation 1.3.2 Graduate Admissions Discrimination	28	(4)
Designing Experiments	32	(10)
Investigation 1.4.1 Foreign Language and SAT Scores	32	(3)
Investigation 1.4.2 Have a Nice Trip	35	(5)
Investigation 1.4.3 Have a Nice Trip (cont.) (Optional)	40	(2)
Assessing Statistical Significance	42	(9)
Investigation 1.5.1 Friendly Observers	43	(8)
Probability and Counting Methods	51	(12)
Investigation 1.6.1 Random Babies	51	(7)
Investigation 1.6.2 Animal Models for Stroke Treatment	58	(5)
Fisher's Exact Test	63	(38)
Investigation 1.7.1 More Friendly Observers	63	(9)
Investigation 1.7.2 Minority Baseball Coaches	72	(3)
Example 1.1: Wording of Questions	75	(3)
Chapter Summary	78	(1)
Technology Summary	79	(1)
Chapter 1 Exercises	79	(20)
References	99	(2)
Comparisons with Quantitative Variables	101	(70)
Summarizing Quantitative Data	102	(39)
Investigation 2.1.1 Class Survey: Anticipating Variable Behavior	102	(1)
Investigation 2.1.2 Cloud Seeding	103	(10)
Investigation 2.1.3 Geyser Eruptions	113	(6)
Investigation 2.1.4 Hypothetical Quiz Scores	119	(3)
Investigation 2.1.5 Body Temperatures	122	(5)
Investigation 2.1.6 Fan Cost Index	127	(6)
Exploration 2.1 House Prices (Excel)	133	(8)
Statistical Significance	141	(30)
Investigation 2.2.1 Sleep Deprivation and Visual Learning	141	(7)
Investigation 2.2.2 More Sleep Deprivation	148	(2)
Investigation 2.2.3 Lifetimes of Notables	150	(3)
Example 2.1: Fish Oil and Blood Pressure	153	(3)
Chapter Summary	156	(1)
Technology Summary	157	(1)
Chapter 2 Exercises	157	(12)
References	169	(2)
Sampling from Populations	171	(108)
Selecting Samples from Populations I	172	(30)
Investigation 3.1.1 Sampling Words	172	(9)
Investigation 3.1.2 Comparison Shopping (Optional)	181	(4)
Investigation 3.1.3 Sampling Words (cont.)	185	(5)
Investigation 3.1.4 Sampling Words (cont.)	190	(6)
Investigation 3.1.5 Freshmen Voting Patterns	196	(4)
Exploration 3.1 Comparison Shopping (Minitab)	200	(2)
Sampling from a Process	202	(13)
Investigation 3.2.1 Do Pets Look Like Their Owners?	202	(3)
Investigation 3.2.2 Pop Quiz!	205	(10)
Exact Binomial Inference	215	(30)
Investigation 3.3.1 Water Oxygen Levels	215	(4)
Investigation 3.3.2 Heart Transplant Mortality	219	(5)
Investigation 3.3.3 Do Pets Look Like Their Owners? (cont.)	224	(2)
Investigation 3.3.4 Halloween Treat Choices	226	(3)
Investigation 3.3.5 Kissing the Right Way	229	(3)
Investigation 3.3.6 Kissing the Right Way (cont.)	232	(4)
Investigation 3.3.7 Improved Batting Averages	236	(9)
Sampling from a Population II	245	(34)
Investigation 3.4.1 Sampling Words (cont.)	246	(4)
Investigation 3.4.2 Feeling Good	250	(4)
Investigation 3.4.3 Long-Term Effects of Agent Orange	254	(3)
Example 3.1: Cola Discrimination	257	(5)
Chapter Summary	262	(1)
Technology Summary	263	(1)
Chapter 3 Exercises	263	(15)
References	278	(1)
Models and Sampling Distributions	279	(128)
Models of Quantitative Data	280	(9)
Investigation 4.1.1 Potpourri	280	(5)
Investigation 4.1.2 Body Measurements	285	(4)
Applying the Normal Probability Model	289	(12)
Investigation 4.2.1 Fuel Capacity	289	(3)
Investigation 4.2.2 Body Measurements (cont.)	292	(5)
Exploration 4.2 Birthweights (Applet)	297	(4)
Distributions of Sample Counts and Proportions	301	(35)
Investigation 4.3.1 Reese's Pieces	301	(6)
Investigation 4.3.2 Reese's Pieces (cont.)	307	(4)
Investigation 4.3.3 Cohen v. Brown University	311	(4)
Investigation 4.3.4 Kissing the Right Way (cont.)	315	(6)
Investigation 4.3.5 Cohen v. Brown University (cont.)	321	(6)
Exploration 4.3 Reese's Pieces (Applet)	327	(4)
Investigation 4.3.6 Good News First or Bad News First	331	(5)
Distributions of Sample Means	336	(28)
Investigation 4.4.1 Scottish Militiamen and American Moms (Minitab Exploration)	336	(7)
Investigation 4.4.2 Scottish Militiamen and American Moms (cont.) (Minitab Exploration)	343	(7)
Exploration 4.4 Scottish Militiamen (cont.) (Applet)	350	(2)
Investigation 4.4.3 Basketball Scoring	352	(8)
Investigation 4.4.4 Comparison Shopping (cont.)	360	(4)
Bootstrapping	364	(43)
Investigation 4.5.1 Sampling Words (cont.) (Minitab Exploration)	365	(6)
Investigation 4.5.2 Comparison Shopping (cont.)	371	(1)
Investigation 4.5.3 Treatment Time for Heroin Addiction	372	(3)
Example 4.1: Feeling Good (cont.)	375	(3)
Example 4.2: Pushing On	378	(3)
Chapter Summary	381	(1)
Technology Summary	382	(1)
Chapter 4 Exercises	382	(23)
References	405	(2)
Comparing Two Populations	407	(76)
Comparing Two Samples on a Categorical Response	408	(18)
Investigation 5.1.1 Newspaper Credibility Decline	408	(5)
Investigation 5.1.2 Newspaper Credibility Decline (cont.)	413	(7)
Investigation 5.1.3 Sleepless Drivers	420	(6)
Randomized Experiments Revisited	426	(6)
Investigation 5.2.1 Letrozole and Breast Cancer	426	(6)
Comparing Two Samples on a Quantitative Response	432	(14)
Investigation 5.3.1 NBA Salaries (Minitab Exploration)	432	(6)
Investigation 5.3.2 Handedness and Life Expectancy	438	(4)
Investigation 5.3.3 Comparison Shopping (cont.)	442	(4)
Randomized Experiments Revisited	446	(8)
Investigation 5.4.1 Sleep Deprivation (cont.)	446	(3)
Exploration 5.4 Comparison of Degrees of Freedom (Minitab)	449	(5)
Other Statistics	454	(29)
Investigation 5.5.1 Heart Transplants and Survival	454	(4)
Example 5.1: Worries About Terrorist Attacks	458	(4)
Example 5.2: Speed Limit Changes	462	(5)
Chapter Summary	467	(1)
Technology Summary	468	(1)
Chapter 5 Exercises	468	(13)
References	481	(2)
Comparing Several Populations; Exploring Relationships	483	(112)
Two Categorical Variables	484	(16)
Investigation 6.1.1 Dr. Spock's Trial	484	(7)
Investigation 6.1.2 Near-Sightedness and Night Lights (cont.)	491	(4)
Investigation 6.1.3 Newspaper Credibility Decline (cont.)	495	(2)
Exploration 6.1 Simulating Randomization Distribution of Chi-Square Test Statistic (Minitab)	497	(3)
Comparing Several Population Means	500	(12)
Investigation 6.2.1 Handicap Discrimination	500	(8)
Investigation 6.2.2 Restaurant Spending and Music	508	(4)
Relationships Between Quantitative Variables	512	(27)
Investigation 6.3.1 House Prices	512	(2)
Investigation 6.3.2 Drive for Show, Putt for Dough	514	(6)
Exploration 6.3.1 Random Correlation Coefficients (Applet)	520	(3)
Investigation 6.3.3 Height and Foot Size	523	(8)
Investigation 6.3.4 Money-Making Movies	531	(2)
Exploration 6.3.2 Behavior of Regression Lines (Applet)	533	(2)
Exploration 6.3.3 The Regression Effect (Minitab)	535	(4)
Inference for Regression	539	(56)
Investigation 6.4.1 Boys' Heights	540	(3)
Investigation 6.4.2 House Prices (cont.)	543	(3)
Investigation 6.4.3 Hypothetical House Prices	546	(6)
Investigation 6.4.4 House Prices (cont.)	552	(5)
Example 6.1: Internet Use by Region	557	(2)
Example 6.2: Lifetimes of Notables	559	(1)
Example 6.3: Physical Education Class Performance	560	(3)
Example 6.4: Comparing Popular Diets	563	(7)
Chapter Summary	570	(1)
Technology Summary	571	(1)
Chapter 6 Exercises	572	(21)
References	593	(2)
Appendix A Overview of Minitab	595	(5)
Appendix B Applets	600	(2)
Index	602