Intro Stats, Third Edition, continues and extends the successful innovations pioneered in the DeVeaux/Velleman/Bock books, teaching statistics and statistical thinking for today's readers. This book uses a fun, conversational writing style, real data, and short, accessible chapters. The consistent Think/Show/Tell model for worked examples reinforces thinking about how to approach a statistics problem, showing how to solve it, and reporting the conclusion in the context of the problem.
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I. Exploring and Understanding Data 1. Stats Starts Here 2. Data 3. Displaying and Describing Categorical Data 4. Displaying and Summarizing Quantitative Data 5. Understanding and Comparing Distributions 6. The Standard Deviation as a Ruler and the Normal Model Review of Part I: Exploring and Understanding Data II. Exploring Relationships between Variables 7. Scatterplots, Association, and Correlation 8. Linear Regression 9. Regression Wisdom 10. Re-expressing Data: Get It Straight! Review of Part II: Exploring Relationships Between Variables III. Gathering Data 11. Understanding Randomness 12. Sample Surveys 13. Experiments and Observational Studies Review of Part III: Gathering Data IV. Randomness and Probability 14. From Randomness to Probability 15. Probability Rules! 16. Random Variables 17. Probability Models Review of Part IV: Randomness and Probability V. From the Data at Hand to the World At Large 18. Sampling Distribution Models 19. Confidence Intervals for Proportions 20. Testing Hypotheses about Proportions 21. More about Tests 22. Comparing Two Proportions Review of Part V: From the Data at Hand to the World at Large VI. Learning about the World 23. Inferences about Means 24. Comparing Means 25. Paired Samples and Blocks Review of Part VI: Learning About the World VII. Inference When Variables are Related 26. Comparing Counts 27. Inferences for Regression Review of Part VII: Inference When Variables Are Related 28. Analysis of Variance-on the CD 29. Multiple Regression-on the CD APPENDIXES A. Answers B. Photo Acknowledgements C. Index D. Tables and Selected Formulas
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780321891891
Publisert
2012-11-28
Utgave
3. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
Pearson
Aldersnivå
05, U
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
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Product format
Kombinasjonsprodukt

Biographical note

Dick DeVeaux (Williams College) is an award-winning teacher and consultant to major corporations. His real-world experiences and anecdotes illustrate many of the chapters. Dick has taught business students at Wharton, engineering students at Princeton, and liberal arts students at Williams. Dick was recently named the 2008 Mosteller Statistician of the Year, awarded by the Boston chapter of the American Statistical Association for exceptional contributions to the field of statistics and outstanding service to the statistical community. To learn more, please go to: http://www.williams.edu/admin/news/releases/1624/.

Paul Velleman (Cornell University) is the only statistician to win the EDUCAUSE award for innovating technology for learning. The developer of ActivStats (R) multimedia software, Data Desk (R) statistics software, and the DASL online archive of teaching datasets, his understanding of using and teaching with technology informs much of the book's approach.

David Bock (Cornell University) won awards as a high school teacher of AP calculus and statistics and was a grader for the AP Statistics program from its inception. He is now the chief extension officer for the Cornell University mathematics department in charge of outreach to K-12 teachers. Dave's wisdom about how students learn helps to shape the book's pedagogy.