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• Part I Descriptive Statistics
• 1 Statistics
• Americans, Here's Looking At You
• What is Statistics? Measurability and Variability
• Data Collection
• Comparison of Probability and Statistics
• Statistics and Technology
• 2 Descriptive Analysis and Presentation of Single-Variable Data
• You and the Internet
• Graphical Presentation of Data
• Graphs, Pareto Diagrams, and Stem-And-Leaf Displays
• Frequency Distributions and Histograms
• Numerical Descriptive Statistics
• Measures of Central Tendency
• Measures of Dispersion
• Measures of Position
• Interpreting and Understanding Standard Deviation
• The Art of Statistical Deception
• Mean and Standard Deviation of Frequency Distribution (Optional)
• 3 Descriptive Analysis and Presentation of Bivariate Data
• The Kid is All Grown Up
• Bivariate Data
• Linear Correlation
• Linear Regression
• Part II Probability
• 4 Probability
• Sweet Statistics
• Probability of Events
• Conditional Probability of Events
• Rules of Probability
• Mutually Exclusive Events
• Independent Events
• Mutually Exclusive, Independent Events?
• A Relationship?
• 5 Probability Distributions (Discrete Variables)
• Caffeine Drinking
• Random Variables
• Probability Distribution of a Discrete Random Variable
• Mean and Variance of a Discrete Probability Distribution
• The Binomial Probability Distribution
• Mean and Standard Deviation of the Binomial Distribution
• 6 Normal Probability Distributions
• Intelligence Scores
• Normal Probability Distributions
• The Standard Normal Distribution
• Applications of Normal Distributions
• Notation
• Normal Approximation of the Binomial
• 7 Sample Variability
• 275 Million Americans
• Sampling Distributions
• The Sampling Distribution of Sample Means
• Application of the Sampling Distribution of Sample Means
• Part III Inferential Statistics
• 8 Introduction to Statistical Inferences
• Were They Shorter Back Then? The Nature of Estimation
• Estimation of a Mean (= known)
• The Nature of Hypothesis Testing
• Hypothesis Test of Mean 8 (= Known): A Probability Value Approach
• Hypothesis Test of Mean 8 (= Known): A Classical Approach
• 9 Inferences Involving One Population
• Get Enough Daily Exercise? Inferences About Mean 8 (= Unknown)
• Inferences About the Binomial Probability of Success
• Inferences About Variance and Standard Deviation
• 10 Inferences Involving Two Populations
• Students, Credit Cards and Debt
• Independent and Dependent Samples
• Inferences Concerning the Mean Difference Using Two Dependent Samples
• Inferences Concerning the Difference Between Means Using Two Independent Samples
• Inferences Concerning the Difference Between Proportions Using Two Independent Samples
• Inferences Concerning the Ratio of Variances Using Two Independent Samples
• Part IV More Inferential Statistics
• 11 Applications of Chi-Square
• Cooling a Great Hot Taste
• Chi-Square Statistic
• Inferences Concerning Multinomial Experiments
• Inferences Concerning Contingency Tables
• 12 Analysis of Variance
• Time Spent Commuting to Work
• Introduction to the Analysis of Variance Technique
• The Logic Behind ANOVA
• Applications of Single-Factor ANOVA
• 13 Linear Correlation and Regression
• Beautiful Golden Wheat! Linear Correlation Analysis
• Inferences About the Linear Correlation Coefficient
• Linear Regression Analysis
• Inferences Concerning the Slope of the Regression Line
• Confidence Interval Estimates For Regression
• Understanding the Relationship Between Correlation and Regression
• 14 Elements of Nonparametric Statistics
• Teenagers' Attitudes
• Nonparametric Statistics
• Comparing Statistical Tests
• The Sign Test
• The Mann-Whitney U Test
• The Runs Test
• Rank Correlation
• Appendix A Basic Principles of Counting
• Appendix B Tables
• Answers to Odd-Numbered Exercises
• Answers to Chapter Practice Tests
• Index for Applications
• Index for Computer and Calculator Instructions
• Index Credits
• Formula Card