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PublisherPrentice Hall PTR

ISBN-100131497561

ISBN-139780131497566

eBay Product ID (ePID)43761876

Product Key Features

Number of Pages1088 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameInteractive Statistics

Publication Year2005

SubjectProbability & Statistics / General

FeaturesRevised

TypeTextbook

AuthorMartha Aliaga, Brenda Gunderson

Subject AreaMathematics

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1.8 in

Item Weight82.9 Oz

Item Length10.8 in

Item Width10.2 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number3

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2004-060035

Dewey Edition22

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal519.5

Table Of ContentNote: Each chapter ends with a Chapter Summary, Key Terms, and Exercises. Chapter 1: How to Make a Decision with Statistics Chapter 2: Producing Data Chapter 3: Observation Studies and Experiments Chapter 4 Summarizing Data Graphically Chapter 5 Summarizing Data Numerically Chapter 6 Using Models to Make Decisions Chapter 7: How to Measure Uncertainty with Probability Chapter 8: Sampling Distributions: Measuring the Accuracy of Sample Results Chapter 9: Making Decisions about a Population Proportion with Confidence Chapter 10: Making Decisions about a Population Mean with Confidence Chapter 11: Comparing Two Treatments Chapter 12: Comparing Many Treatments Chapter 13: Relationships Between Quantitative Variables Chapter 14: Analysis of Count Data Chapter 15: What if the Assumptions Don't Hold?

Edition DescriptionRevised edition

SynopsisThis volume takes a hands-on approach to the introduction of basic statistical methods, using a highly interactive method. Readers are taught to ask "why" and think like a statistician to find the logical solution. With its strong emphasis on data analysis, the book gives readers the skills to understand and interpret a variety of statistical results. Provides an overview of the basic components of decision-making and using statistical ideas. Helps readers master the language of statistics, the importance of a p-value, and the meaning of statistical significance. Includes coverage of current topics such as power of the test and effect size, bootstrap, and blocking designs in experiments. Usesexamples frombusiness, sports, economics, and more to address a wide range of interests. Includes chapter-ending TI Quick Steps for using calculators to enter, manipulate, and plot data. For anyone interested in learning more about statistics., For algebra-based Introductory Statistics courses. This text takes a hands-on approach to the introduction of basic statistical methods and concepts, using a highly interactive method that promotes active learning and true assimilation of key concepts. Students are taught to ask "why," thinking like a statistician to find the logical solution. With its strong emphasis on data analysis, the book seeks to make students better consumers of statistics and to give them the skills to understand and interpret statistical results using real data from newspapers and research journals.

LC Classification NumberQA276.12.A3983 2005