Workshop Statistics: Discovery with Data and Fathom, with Student CD and Access Code, 3rd Edition

by Allan J. Rossman (California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo); Beth L. Chance (California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo); Robin H. Lock (St. Lawrence University)

• ISBN13: 9780470413562
• ISBN10: 0470413565
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-06-01
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

In its third edition, Workshop Statistics: Discovery with Data and Fathom(TM) continues to emphasize collaborative learning, require reader observation, and integrate technology for gathering, recording, and synthesizing data. The third edition provides even more guidance and resources for readers to support their active learning of statistics and includes updated real data sets with everyday applications in order to promote statistical literacy. This version of the text supports the use of Fathom(TM) Dynamic Data software and includes step-by-step Fathom instructions.

Table of Contents

Annotated Contents	p. ix
Preface to the Fathom Version of Workshop Statistics	p. xv
To the Student	p. xxi
Organization of Workshop Statistics	p. xxiii
List of Activities by Application	p. xxix
List of Activities Using Student-Generated Data	p. xxxvi
Collecting Data and Drawing Conclusions	p. 1
Data and Variables	p. 3
Data and Distributions	p. 14
Drawing Conclusions from Studies	p. 33
Random Sampling	p. 52
Designing Experiments	p. 73
Summarizing Data	p. 91
Two-Way Tables	p. 93
Displaying and Describing Distributions	p. 118
Measures of Center	p. 140
Measures of Spread	p. 160
More Summary Measures and Graphs	p. 184
Randomness in Data	p. 207
Probability	p. 209
Normal Distributions	p. 233
Sampling Distributions: Proportions	p. 254
Sampling Distributions: Means	p. 276
Central Limit Theorem	p. 297
Inference from Data: Principles	p. 313
Confidence Intervals: Proportions	p. 315
Tests of Significance: Proportions	p. 337
More Inference Considerations	p. 358
Confidence Intervals: Means	p. 375
Tests of Significance: Means	p. 396
Inference from Data: Comparisons	p. 413
Comparing Two Proportions	p. 415
Comparing Two Means	p. 441
Analyzing Paired Data	p. 465
Inferences with Categorical Data	p. 487
Goodness-of-Fit Tests	p. 489
Inference for Two-Way Tables	p. 511
Relationships in Data	p. 535
Graphical Displays of Association	p. 537
Correlation Coefficient	p. 558
Least Squares Regression	p. 580
Inference for Correlations and Regression	p. 607
Random Digits	p. 627
Standard Normal Probabilities	p. 629
t-Distribution Critical Values	p. 631
Chi-Square Distribution Critical Values	p. 632
Student Glossary	p. 633
Sources for Studies and Datasets	p. 639
List of Data Files and Applets	p. 653
Fathom Dynamic Data Software Quick Reference	p. 655
Index	p. 661
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