Bennett, Jeff creator Briggs, William Triola, Mario F text xxu Harlow Pearson 2014 4th ed. monographic eng

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1 vol. : ill. ; Contents: 1. Speaking of Statistics: 1.1 What Is/Are Statistics? -- 1.2 Sampling -- 1.3 Types of Statistical Studies -- 1.4 Should You Believe a Statistical Study? Focus on Psychology: Are You Driving "Drunk" on Your Cell Phone? Focus on Public Health: Is Your Lifestyle Healthy? 2. Measurement in Statistics: 2.1 Data Types and Levels of Measurement 2.2 Dealing with Errors 2.3 Uses of Percentages in Statistics 2.4 Index Numbers Using Technology: Inflation Calculator Focus on Politics: Who Benefited Most from Lower Tax Rates? Focus on Economics: Can a Redefined CPI Help Solve the Budget Crisis? 3. Visual Displays of Data: 3.1 Frequency Tables Using Technology: Frequency Tables 3.2 Picturing Distributions of Data Using Technology: Bar Graphs Using Technology: Pie Charts Using Technology: Line Charts and Histograms 3.3 Graphics in the Media Using Technology: Graphs with Multiple Data Sets 3.4 A Few Cautions About Graphics Focus on History: Can War Be Described with a Graph? Focus on Environment: Are We Changing Earth's Atmosphere? 4. Describing Data: 4.1 What Is Average? Using Technology: Mean, Median, and Mode 4.2 Shapes of Distributions 4.3 Measures of Variation Using Technology: Boxplots Using Technology: Standard Deviation 4.4 Statistical Paradoxes Focus on the Stock Market: What's Average About the Dow? Focus on Economics: Are the Rich Getting Richer? 5. A Normal World: 5.1 What Is Normal? 5.2 Properties of the Normal Distribution Using Technology: Standard Scores in Excel Using Technology: Standard Scores and Percentiles 5.3 The Central Limit Theorem Focus on Education: What Can We Learn from SAT Trends? Focus on Psychology: Are We Smarter than Our Parents? 6. Probability in Statistics: 6.1 The Role of Probability in Statistics: Statistical Significance 6.2 Basics of Probability 6.3 The Law of Large Numbers 6.4 Ideas of Risk and Life Expectancy 6.5 Combining Probabilities (Supplementary Section) Focus on Social Science: Do Lotteries Harm the Poor? Focus on Law: Is DNA Fingerprinting Reliable? 7. Correlation and Causality: 7.1 Seeking Correlation Using Technology: Scatterplots and Correlation Coefficients 7.2 Interpreting Correlations 7.3 Best-Fit Lines and Prediction 7.4 The Search for Causality Focus on Education: What Helps Children Learn to Read? Focus on Environment: What Is Causing Global Warming? 8. From Samples to Populations: 8.1 Sampling Distributions 8.2 Estimating Population Means Using Technology: Confidence Interval Estimate of a Population Mean 8.3 Estimating Population Proportions Using Technology: Confidence Interval Estimate of a Population Proportion Focus on History: Where Did Statistics Begin? Focus on Literature: How Many Words Did Shakespeare Know? 9. Hypothesis Testing: 9.1 Fundamentals of Hypothesis Testing 9.2 Hypothesis Tests for Population Means Using Technology: Hypothesis Test for a Population Mean 9.3 Hypothesis Tests for Population Proportions Using Technology: Hypothesis Test for a Population Proportion Focus on Health and Education: Will Your Education Help You Live Longer? Focus on Agriculture: Are Genetically Modified Foods Safe? Jeffrey Bennett, William Briggs, Mario F. Triola Statistics QA276.12.B46 9781292040219 1292040211 120605 20220316093600.0