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9780071350051

Statistics for the Utterly Confused

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  • ISBN13:

    9780071350051

  • ISBN10:

    0071350055

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2000-05-25
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill
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Summary

Statistics for the Utterly Confused is your user-friendly introduction to elementary statistics, designed especially for non-math majors Required courses in statistics are cause for alarm among more than 500,000 undergraduates in such disciplines as nursing, allied health, pre-law, pre-medicine, business administration, and criminal justice. This super-accessible book demystifies the dreaded subject for non-math majors. Statistics for the Utterly Confusedprovides a logical, step-by-step approach to introductory statistics, stripping away confusing material and clarifying key concepts without long, theoretical discussion and includes: Handy icons throughout the text offer easy visual aids 500 self-testing questions Technology Corner sections explain the latest software Provides more than 200 examples and solved problems

Author Biography

Lloyd Jaisingh, Ph.D., is Professor of Mathematics at Morehead State University, Morehead, Kentucky. He is the author of articles and books on elementary statistics and the use of technology in the classroom. He has taught statistics at the university level for fifteen years and is the recipient of a number of grants and fellowships and an award as Outstanding Researcher of the Year at Morehead State. When it comes to statistics, Dr. Jaisingh has been there and done that. He knows what it takes to eliminate the confusion, and he's written it all down for you.

Table of Contents

Part I: Descriptive Statistics.

Chapter 1. Graphical Displays of Univariate Data.

Chapter 2. Data Description - Numerical Measures of Central Tendency for Ungrouped Univariate Data.

Chapter 3. Data Description - Numerical Measures of Variability for Ungrouped Univariate Data.

Chapter 4. Data Description - Numerical Measures of Position for Ungrouped Univariate Data.

Chapter 5. Exploring Bivariate Data.

Chapter 6. Exploring Categorical Data.

Part II: Probability.

Chapter 7. Randomness, Uncertainty, and Probability.

Chapter 8. Discrete Probability Distributions.

Chapter 9. The Normal Probability Distribution.

Chapter 10. Sampling Distributions and the Central Limit Theorem.

Part III: Statistical Inference.

Chapter 11. Confidence Intervals.

Chapter 12. Hypothesis Tests - Larg Samples.

Chapter 13. Confidence Intervals and Hypothesis Tests -Small Samples.

Chapter 14. Chi-Square Procedures.

Appendices.

Index.

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