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Elementary Statistics: A Brief Version, 6/e

Allan G Bluman, Community College of Allegheny County - South

ISBN: 0073386111
Copyright year: 2013

1: The Nature of Probability and Statistics
Introduction
1.1 Descriptive and Inferential Statistics
1.2 Variables and Types of Data
1.3 Data Collection and Sampling Techniques
1.4 Observational and Experimental Studies
1.5 Uses and Misuses of Statistics
1.6 Computers and Calculators
Summary

2: Frequency Distributions and Graphs
Introduction
2.1 Organizing Data
2.2 Histograms, Frequency Polygons, and Ogives
2.3 Other Types of Graphs
2.4 Paired Data and Scatter Plots
Summary

3: Data Description
Introduction
3.1 Measures of Central Tendency
3.2 Measures of Variation
3.3 Measures of Position
3.4 Exploratory Data Analysis
Summary

4: Probability and Counting Rules
Introduction
4.1 Sample Spaces and Probability
4.2 The Addition Rules for Probability
4.3 The Multiplication Rules and Conditional Probability
4.4 Counting Rules
4.5 Probability and Counting Rules
Summary

5: Discrete Probability Distributions
Introduction
5.1 Probability Distributions
5.2 Mean, Variance, Standard Deviation, and Expectation
5.3 The Binomial Distribution
Summary

6: The Normal Distribution
Introduction
6.1 Normal Distributions
6.2 Applications of the Normal Distribution
6.3 The Central Limit Theorem
6.4 The Normal Approximation to the Binomial Distribution
Summary

7: Confidence Intervals and Sample Size
Introduction
7.1 Confidence Intervals for the Mean When σ Is Known and Sample Size
7.2 Confidence Intervals for the Mean When σ Is Unknown
7.3 Confidence Intervals and Sample Size for Proportions
7.4 Confidence Intervals for Variances and Standard Deviations
Summary

8: Hypothesis Testing
Introduction
8.1 Steps in Hypothesis Testing – Traditional Method
8.2 z Test for a Mean
8.3 t Test for a Mean
8.4 z Test for a Proportion
8.5 Chi-Square Test for a Variance or Standard Deviation
8.6 Confidence Intervals and Hypothesis Testing
Summary

9: Testing the Difference Between Two Means, Two Variances, and Two Proportions
Introduction
9.1 Testing the Difference Between Two Means: Using the z Test
9.2 Testing the Difference Between Two Means of Independent Samples: Using the t Test
9.3 Testing the Difference Between Two Means: Dependent Samples
9.4 Testing the Difference Between Proportions
9.5 Testing the Difference Between Two Variances
Summary

10: Correlation and Regression
Introduction
10.1 Correlation
10.2 Regression
10.3 Coefficient of Determination and Standard Error of the Estimate
Summary

11: Other Chi-Square Tests
Introduction
11.1 Test for Goodness of Fit
11.2 Tests Using Contingency Tables
11.3 Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)
Summary

Appendix A: Algebra Review
Appendix B-1: Writing the Research Report
Appendix B-2: Alternate Approach to the Standard Normal Distribution
Appendix C: Tables
Appendix D: Data Bank
Appendix E: Glossary
Appendix F: Bibliography
Appendix G: Photo Credits
Appendix H: Selected Answers

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