03914nam a22002537a 4500003000400000005001700004008004100021020001800062020001500080040000700095050001700102100001800119245009700137250001200234260002900246300002300275505314700298650001503445700002103460700002003481942001203501999001603513952013103529OSt20220316093600.0120605t        xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a9781292040219  a1292040211  cLC  aQA276.12.B46  aBennett, Jeff  aStatistical reasoning for everyday life. /cJeffrey Bennett, William Briggs, Mario F. Triola  a4th ed.  aHarlow:bPearson,c2014.  a1 vol. :b ill. ;   aContents:  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?     aStatistics  aBriggs, William   aTriola, Mario F  2lcccBK  c7387d14887  00102lcc4070aWIUC-KLbWIUC-KLcGENd2019-11-20eSTMoQA276.12.B46(4e)pK/2627/2627/19r2020-06-24 00:00:00w2020-06-24yBK