Understanding Basic Statistics

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Critical Thinking
Statistical Literacy
Direction and Purpose
Real-World Skills
Making the Jump
Preface
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Table of Prerequisite Material
Ch 1: Getting Started
	Ch 1: Introduction
	Ch 1: Preview Questions
	Focus Problems: Where Have All the Fireflies Gone?
	Section 1.1: What Is Statistics?
	Section 1.2: Random Samples
	Section 1.3: Introduction to Experimental Design
	Ch 1: Chapter Review
	Ch 1: Using Technology
Ch 2: Organizing Data
	Ch 2: Introduction
	Ch 2: Preview Questions
	Focus Problems: Say It with Pictures
	Section 2.1: Frequency Distributions, Histograms, and Related Topics
	Section 2.2: Bar Graphs, Circle Graphs, and Time-Series Graphs
	Section 2.3: Stem-and-Leaf Displays
	Ch 2: Chapter Review
	Ch 2: Using Technology
Ch 3: Averages and Variation
	Ch 3: Introduction
	Ch 3: Preview Questions
	Focus Problems: The Educational Advantage
	Section 3.1: Measures of Central Tendency: Mode, Median, and Mean
	Section 3.2: Measures of Variation
	Section 3.3: Percentiles and Box-and-Whisker Plots
	Ch 3: Chapter Review
	Ch 3: Using Technology
	Ch 3: Cumulative Review Problems: Chapters 1-3
Ch 4: Correlation and Regression
	Ch 4: Introduction
	Ch 4: Preview Questions
	Focus Problem: Changing Populations and Crime Rate
	Section 4.1: Scatter Diagrams and Linear Correlation
	Section 4.2: Linear Regression and the Coefficient of Determination
	Ch 4: Chapter Review
	Ch 4: Using Technology
Ch 5: Elementary Probability Theory
	Ch 5: Introduction
	Ch 5: Preview Questions
	Focus Problem: How Often Do Lie Detectors Lie?
	Section 5.1: What Is Probability?
	Section 5.2: Some Probability Rules—Compound Events
	Section 5.3: Trees and Counting Techniques
	Ch 5: Chapter Review
	Ch 5: Using Technology
Ch 6: The Binomial Probability Distribution and Related Topics
	Ch 6: Introduction
	Ch 6: Previous Questions
	Focus Problem: Personality Preference Types: Introvert or Extrovert?
	Section 6.1: Introduction to Random Variables and Probability Distributions
	Section 6.2: Binomial Probabilities
	Section 6.3: Additional Properties of the Binomial Distribution
	Ch 6: Chapter Review
	Ch 6: Using Technology
	Ch 6: Cumulative Review Problems: Chapters 4-6
Ch 7: Normal Curves and Sampling Distributions
	Ch 7: Introduction
	Ch 7: Preview Questions
	Focus Problem: Impulse Buying
	Section 7.1: Graphs of Normal Probability Distributions
	Section 7.2: Standard Units and Areas Under the Standard Normal Distribution
	Section 7.3: Areas Under Any Normal Curve
	Section 7.4: Sampling Distributions
	Section 7.5: The Central Limit Theorem
	Section 7.6: Normal Approximation to Binomial Distribution and to p Distribution
	Ch 7: Chapter Review
	Ch 7: Using Technology
Ch 8: Estimation
	Ch 8: Introduction
	Ch 8: Preview Questions
	Focus Problem: Trick or Treat
	Section 8:1: Estimating μ When σ Is Known
	Section 8:2: Estimating μ When σ Is Unknown
	Section 8.3: Estimating p in the Binomial Distribution
	Ch 8: Chapter Review
	Ch 8: Using Technology
Ch 9: Hypothesis Testing
	Ch 9: Introduction
	Ch 9: Preview Questions
	Focus Problem: Benford’s Law: The Importance of Being Number 1
	Section 9.1: Introduction to Statistical Tests
	Section 9.2: Testing the Mean μ
	Section 9.3: Testing a Proportion p
	Ch 9: Chapter Review
	Ch 9: Using Technology
	Ch 9: Cumulative Review Problems: Chapters 7–9
Ch 10: Inferences About Differences
	Ch 10: Introduction
	Ch 10: Preview Questions
	Focus Problem: The Trouble with Wood Ducks
	Section 10.1: Tests Involving Paired Differences (Dependent Samples)
	Section 10.2: Inferences about the Difference of Two Means μ1 – μ2
	Section 10.3: Inferences about the Difference of Two Proportions p1 - p2
	Ch 10: Chapter Review
	Ch 10: Using Technology
Ch 11: Additional Topics Using Inference
	Ch 11: Introduction
	Ch 11: Preview Questions
	Focus Problem: Archaeology in Bandelier National Monument
	Part I: Inferences Using the Chi-Square Distribution
	Part II: Inferences Relating to Linear Regression
	Ch 11: Chapter Review
	Ch 11: Using Technology
	Ch 11: Cumulative Review Problems: Chapters 10–11
Appendix Tables
Answers and Key Steps to Odd-Numbered Problems
Answers to Selected Even-Numbered Problems
Index
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