_Introductory Statistics, Fourth Edition, _reviews statistical
concepts and techniques in a manner that will teach students not only
how and when to utilize the statistical procedures developed, but also
how to understand why these procedures should be used. The text's main
merits are the clarity of presentation, contemporary examples and
applications from diverse areas, an explanation of intuition, and the
ideas behind the statistical methods.
Concepts are motivated, illustrated, and explained in a way that
attempts to increase one's intuition. To quote from the preface, it is
only when a student develops a feel or intuition for statistics that
she or he is really on the path toward making sense of data. Ross
achieves this goal through a coherent mix of mathematical analysis,
intuitive discussions, and examples.
Applications and examples refer to real-world issues, such as gun
control, stock price models, health issues, driving age limits, school
admission ages, use of helmets, sports, scientific fraud, and many
others. Examples relating to data mining techniques using the number
of Google queries or Twitter tweets are also considered.
For this fourth edition, new topical coverage includes sections on
Pareto distribution and the 80-20 rule, Benford's law, added material
on odds and joint distributions and correlation, logistic regression,
A-B testing, and more modern (big data) examples and exercises.
* Includes new section on Pareto distribution and the 80-20 rule,
Benford’s law, odds, joint distribution and correlation, logistic
regression, A-B testing, and examples from the world of analytics and
big data
* Comprehensive edition that includes the most commonly used
statistical software packages (SAS, SPSS, Minitab)
* Presents a unique, historical perspective, profiling prominent
statisticians and historical events to motivate learning by including
interest and context
* Provides exercises and examples that help guide the student
towards indpendent learning using real issues and real data, e.g.
stock price models, health issues, gender issues, sports, and
scientific fraud
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ISBN
9780128043615
Publisert
2017
Utgave
4. utgave
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Vendor
Academic Press
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Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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