Elementary Statistics: Picturing the World, Global Edition

Front Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
Index of Applications
Part 1 Introduction to Statistics
	1 Introduction to Statistics
		Where You’ve Been
		Where You’re Going
		1.1 An Overview o
f Statistics
		1.2 Data Classification
			Case Study: Reputations of Companies in the U.S.
		1.3 Data Collection and Experimental Design
			Activity: Random Numbers
			Uses and Abuses: Statistics in the Real World
			Chapter Summary
			Review Exercises
			Chapter Quiz
			Chapter Test
			Real Statistics—Real Decisions: Putting it all together
			History of Statistics—Timeline
			Technology: Using Technology in Statistics
	2 Descriptive Statistics
		Where You’re Going
		Where You’ve Been
		2.1 Frequency Distributions and Their Graphs
		2.2 More Graphs and Displays
		2.3 Measures of Central Tendency
			Activity: Mean Versus Median
		2.4 Measures of Variation
			Activity: Standard Deviation
			Case Study: Business Size
		2.5 Measures of Position
			Uses and Abuses: Statistics In The Real World
		Chapter Summary
		Review Exercises
		Chapter Quiz
		Chapter Test
		Real Statistics—Real Decisions: Putting it all together
		Technology: Parking Tickets
		Using Technology to Determine Descriptive Statistics
		Cumulative Review: Chapters 1 and 2
Part 2 Probability and Probability Distributions
	3 Probability
		Where You’re Going
		Where You’ve Been
		3.1 Basic Concepts of Probability and Counting
			Activity: Simulating the Stock Market
		3.2 Conditional Probability and the Multiplication Rule
		3.3 The Addition Rule
			Activity: Simulating the Probability of Rolling a 3 or 4
			Case Study: United States Congress
		3.4 Additional Topics in Probability and Counting
			Uses and Abuses: Statistics in the Real World
			Chapter Summary
			Review Exercises
			Chapter Quiz
			Chapter Test
			Real Statistics—Real Decisions: Putting it all together
			Technology: Simulation: Composing Mozart Variations with Dice
	4 Discrete Probability Distributions
		Where You’ve Been
		Where You’re Going
		4.1 Probability Distributions
		4.2 Binomial Distributions
			Activity: Binomial Distribution
			Case Study: Distribution of Number of Hits in Baseball Games
		4.3 More Discrete Probability Distributions
			Uses and Abuses: Statistics in the Real World
			Chapter Summary
			Review Exercises
			Chapter Quiz
			Chapter Test
			Real Statistics—Real Decisions: Putting it all together
			Technology: Using Poisson Distributions as Queuing Models
	5 Normal Probability Distributions
		Where You’re Going
		Where You’ve Been
		5.1 ntroduction to Normal Distributions and the Standard Normal Distribution
		5.2 Normal Distributions: Finding Probabilities
		5.3 Normal Distributions: Finding Values
			Case Study: Birth Weights in America
		5.4 Sampling Distributions and the Central Limit Theorem
			Activity: Sampling Distributions
		5.5 Normal Approximations to Binomial Distributions
			Uses and Abuses: Statistics in the Real World
			Chapter Summary
			Review Exercises
			Chapter Quiz
			Real Statistics—Real Decisions: Putting it all together
			Technology: Age Distribution in California
			Cumulative Review: Chapters 3 – 5
Part 3 Statistical Inference
	6 Confidence Intervals
		Where You’re Going
		Where You’ve Been
		6.1 Confidence Intervals for the Mean ( Known)
		6.2 Confidence Intervals for the Mean ( Unknown)
			Activity: Confidence Intervals for a Mean
			Case Study: Marathon Training
		6.3 Confidence Intervals for Population Proportions
			Activity: Confidence Intervals for a Proportion
		6.4 Confidence Intervals for Variance and Standard Deviation
			Uses and Abuses: Statistics in the Real World
			Chapter Summary
			Review Exercises
			Chapter Quiz
			Chapter Test
			Real Statistics—Real Decisions: Putting it all together
			Technology: United States Foreign Policy Polls
			Using Technology to Construct Confidence Intervals
	7 Hypothesis Testing with One Sample
		Where You’re Going
		Where You’ve Been
		7.1 Introduction to Hypothesis Testing
		7.2 Hypothesis Testing for the Mean ( Known)
		7.3 Hypothesis Testing for the Mean ( Unknown)
			Activity: Hypothesis Tests for a Mean
			Case Study: Human Body Temperature: What\'s Normal?
		7.4 Hypothesis Testing for Proportions
			Activity: Hypothesis Tests for a Proportion
		7.5 Hypothesis Testing for Variance and Standard Deviation
			A Summary of Hypothesis Testing
			Uses and Abuses: Statistics in the Real World
			Chapter Summary
			Review Exercises
			Chapter Quiz
			Chapter Test
			Real Statistics—Real Decisions: Putting it all together
			Technology: The Case of the Vanishing Women
			Using Technology to Perform Hypothesis Tests
	8 Hypothesis Testing with Two Samples
		Where You’re Going
		Where You’ve Been
		8.1 Testing the Difference Between Means (independent Samples, and Known)
		8.2 Testing the Difference Between Means (independent Samples, and Unknown)
			Case Study: How Protein Affects Weight Gain in Overeaters
		8.3 Testing the Difference Between Means (Dependent Samples)
		8.4 Testing the Difference Between Proportions
		Uses and Abuses: Statistics in the Real World
		Chapter Summary
		Review Exercises
		Chapter Quiz
		Chapter Test
		Real Statistics—Real Decisions: Putting it all together
		Technology: Tails over Heads
		Using Technology to Perform Two-Sample Hypothesis Tests
		Cumulative Review: Chapters 6 – 8
Part 4 More Statistical Inference
	9 Correlation and Regression
		Where You’ve Been
		Where You’re Going
		9.1 Correlation
			Activity: Correlation by Eye
		9.2 Linear Regression
			Activity: Regression by Eye
			Case Study: Correlation of Body Measurements
		9.3 Measures of Regression and Prediction Intervals
		9.4 Multiple Regression
			Uses and Abuses: Statistics in the Real World
			Chapter Summary
			Review Exercises
			Chapter Quiz
			Chapter Test
			Real Statistics—Real Decisions: Putting it all together
			Technology: Nutrients in Breakfast Cereals
	10 Chi-Square Tests and the F -Distribution
		Where You’re Going
		Where You’ve Been
		10.1 Goodness-of-Fit Test
		10.2 Independence
			Case Study: Food Safety Survey
		10.3 Comparing Two Variances
		10.4 Analysis of Variance
			Uses and Abuses: Statistics in the Real World
			Chapter Summary
			Review Exercises
			Chapter Quiz
			Chapter Test
			Real Statistics—Real Decisions: Putting it all together
			Technology: Teacher Salaries
			Cumulative Review: Chapters 9 and 10
	11 Nonparametric Tests
		Where You’ve Been
		Where You’re Going
		11.1 The Sign Test
		11.2 The Wilcoxon Tests
			Case Study: College Ranks
		11.3 The Kruskal-Wallis Test
		11.4 Rank Correlation
		11.5 The Runs Test
			Uses and Abuses: Statistics in the Real World
			Chapter Summary
			Review Exercises
			Chapter Quiz
			Chapter Test
			Real Statistics—Real Decisions: Putting it all together
			Technology: U.S. Income and Economic Research
			Try It Yourself Answers
			Odd Answers
Appendices
	Appendix A Alternative Presentation of the Standard Normal Distribution
		Standard Normal Distribution Table (0-to-z)
		Alternative Presentation of the Standard Normal Distribution
	Appendix B Tables
		Table 1—Random Numbers
		Table 2—Binomial Distribution
		Table 3—Poisson Distribution
		Table 4 —Standard Normal Distribution
		Table 5—t-Distribution
		Table 6—Chi-Square Distribution
		Table 7—F-Distribution
		Table 8—Critical Values for the Sign Test
		Table 9—Critical Values for the Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test
		Table 10— Critical Values forthe Spearman RankCorrelation Coefficient
		Table 11— Critical Values for thePearson CorrelationCoefficient
		Table 12—Critical Values for the Number of Runs
	Appendix C Normal Probability Plots
		Answers to the Try It Yourself Exercises
		Answers to the Odd-Numbered Exercises
Index
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