Elementary Statistics: A Step by Step Approach

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ISBN: 9780072408447 | 0072408448
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 11/1/2000

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The Nature of Probability and Statistics
Introduction
Descriptive and Inferential Statistics
Variables and Types of Data
Data Collection and Sampling Techniques
Observational and Experimental Studies
Uses and Misuses of Statistics
Computers and Calculators
Summary
Frequency Distributions and Graphs
Introduction
Organizing Data
Histograms, Frequency Polygons, and Ogives
Other Types of Graphs
Summary
Data Description
Introduction
Measures of Central Tendency
Measures of Variation
Measures of Position
Exploratory Data Analysis
Summary
Probability and Counting Rules
Introduction
Sample Spaces and Probability
The Addition Rules for Probability
The Multiplication Rules and Conditional Probability
Counting Rules
Probability and Counting Rules
Summary
Discrete Probability Distributions
Introduction
Probability Distributions
Mean, Variance, and Expectation
The Binomial Distribution
Other Types of Distributions (Optional)
Summary
The Normal Distribution
Introduction
Properties of the Normal Distribution
The Standard Normal Distribution
Applications of the Normal Distribution
The Central Limit Theorem
The Normal Approximation to the Binomial Distribution
Summary
Confidence Intervals and Sample Size
Introduction
Confidence Intervals for the Mean (s Known or n³30)
Confidence Intervals for the Mean (s Unknown or n<30)
Confidence Intervals and Sample Size for Proportions
Confidence Intervals for Variances and Standard Deviations
Summary
Hypothesis Testing
Introduction
Steps in Hypothesis Testing - Traditional Method
z Test for a Mean
t Test for a Mean
z Test for a Proportion
chi^2 test for a Variance or Standard Deviation
Additional Topics Regarding Hypothesis Testing
Summary
Testing the Difference Between Two Means, Two Variances, and Two Proportions
Introduction
Testing the Difference Between Two Means: Large Samples
Testing the Difference Between Two Variances
Testing the Difference Between Two Means: Small Independent Samples
Testing the Difference Between Two Means: Small Dependent Samples
Testing the Difference Between Proportions
Summary
Correlation and Regression
Introduction
Scatter Plots
Correlation
Regression
Coefficient of Determination and Standard Error of the Estimate
Multiple Regression (Optional)
Summary
Other Chi-Square Tests
Introduction
Test for Goodness of Fit
Tests Using Contingency Tables
Summary
Analysis of Variance
Introduction
One-Way Analysis of Variance
The Scheffé Test and the Tukey Test
Two-Way Analysis of Variance
Summary
Nonparametric Statistics
Introduction
Advantages and Disadvantages of Nonparametric Methods
The Sign Test
The Wilcoxon Rank Sum Test
The Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test
The Kruskal-Wallis Test
The Spearman Rank Correlation Coefficient and the Runs Test
Summary
Sampling and Simulation
Introduction
Common Sampling Techniques
Surveys and Questionnaire Design
Simulation Techniques
The Monte Carlo Method
Summary
Algebra Review
Writing the Research Report
Bayes's Theorem
Alternate Method for the Standard Normal Distribution
Tables
Data Bank
Glossary
Bibliography
Photo Credits
Selected Answers
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