Stats : Modeling the World

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

• ISBN13: 9780321375599
• ISBN10: 0321375599
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover w/CD
• Copyright: 2007-01-01
• Publisher: Addison Wesley

Summary

By leading with practical data analysis and graphics,Stats: Modeling the Worldgets students "doing statistics" and "thinking statistically" from the start. Students understand what we find in data, why we find it interesting, and how we report it to others as a sound foundation for the challenges of inference. Instructors praiseStats Modeling the Worldas clear and accessible to students, and students report that they enjoy reading the text while learning how to do Statistics with theThink, Show,andTellrubric andWhat Can Go Wrong?sections.

Table of Contents

Exploring and Understanding Data	p. 1
Stats Starts Here	p. 2
Data	p. 7
Displaying and Describing Categorical Data	p. 20
Displaying Quantitative Data	p. 45
Describing Distributions Numerically	p. 73
The Standard Deviation as a Ruler and the Normal Model	p. 102
Exploring and Understanding Data	p. 130
Exploring Relationships Between Variables	p. 141
Scatterplots, Association, and Correlation	p. 142
Linear Regression	p. 168
Regression Wisdom	p. 198
Re-expressing Data: Get It Straight!	p. 220
Exploring Relationships Between Variables	p. 244
Gathering Data	p. 255
Understanding Randomness	p. 257
Sample Surveys	p. 270
Experiments and Observational Studies	p. 293
Gathering Data	p. 319
Randomness and Probability	p. 325
From Randomness to Probability	p. 326
Probability Rules!	p. 344
Random Variables	p. 368
Probability Models	p. 386
Randomness and Probability	p. 402
From the Data at Hand to the World at Large	p. 409
Sampling Distribution Models	p. 410
Confidence Intervals for Proportions	p. 432
Testing Hypotheses About Proportions	p. 451
More About Tests	p. 473
Comparing Two Proportions	p. 495
From the Data at Hand to the World at Large	p. 512
Learning About the World	p. 519
Inferences About Means	p. 520
Comparing Means	p. 547
Paired Samples and Blocks	p. 574
Learning About the World	p. 595
Inference When Variables Are Related	p. 605
Comparing Counts	p. 606
Inferences for Regression	p. 634
Inference When Variables Are Related	p. 670
Analysis of Variance-on the CD
Multiple Regression-on the CD
Appendix	p. 1
Selected Formulas	p. 2
Guide to Statistical Software	p. 4
Answers	p. 24
Photo Acknowledgments	p. 64
Index	p. 65
Index of TI Tips	p. 75
Tables	p. 77
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