Workshop Statistics : Discovery with Data and Minitab

by Rossman, Allan J.

• ISBN13: 9780387984117
• ISBN10: 0387984119
• Edition: 1st
• Copyright: 1998-01-01
• Publisher: SPRINGER VERLAG INC

Summary

Workshop Statistics: Discovery with Data and Minitab, 2nd edition, fuses instructions specific to Minitab while retaining all the distinctive features of the original text. Additions and changes from the original version of Workshop Statistics include: complete Minitab instructions; updated data sets for use with Minitab; Minitab terms added to the index and glossary; and downloadable Minitab worksheets and macros for all platforms. Available with specially priced bundle version of Minitab software upon request. For more information, visit http://www.rossmanchance.com/ws/.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Second Edition	p. xi
Preface to the First Edition	p. xv
To the Instructor	p. xxi
To the Student	p. xxv
List of Activities	p. xxvii
Exploring Data: Distributions
Data and Variables	p. 3
Data, Variables, and Minitab	p. 19
Displaying and Describing Distributions	p. 43
Measures of Center	p. 67
Measures of Spread	p. 87
Exploring Data: Comparisons and Relationships
Comparing Distributions I: Quantitative Variables	p. 115
Comparing Distributions II: Categorical Variables	p. 139
Graphical Displays of Association	p. 163
Correlation Coefficient	p. 187
Least Squares Regression I	p. 207
Least Squares Regression II	p. 229
Collecting Data
Sampling	p. 249
Designing Studies	p. 275
Randomness in Data
Probability	p. 305
Normal Distributions	p. 327
Sampling Distributions I: Proportions	p. 347
Sampling Distributions II: Means	p. 371
Central Limit Theorem	p. 391
Inference from Data: Principles
Confidence Intervals I: Proportions	p. 409
Confidence Intervals II: Means	p. 431
Tests of Significance I: Proportions	p. 451
Tests of Significance II: Means	p. 471
More Inference Considerations	p. 489
Inference from Data: Comparisons and Relationships
Comparing Two Proportions	p. 515
Comparing Two Means	p. 537
Inference for Two-Way Tables	p. 563
Inference for Correlation and Regression	p. 583
Random Number Table	p. 601
Standard Normal Probabilities	p. 603
t-Distribution Critical Values	p. 607
Chi-Square Distribution Critical Values	p. 609
Overview of Minitab	p. 611
Student Glossary	p. 623
Sources for Data Sets	p. 629
Index	p. 639
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