Elementary Statistics: A Brief Version

4. Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-0-07-353496-1
Verlag: McGraw-Hill Education

Buch, Englisch, 736 Seiten, Format (B × H): 203 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 1453 g

Elementary Statistics: A Brief Version, 4th Edition is a shorter version of Allan Bluman's popular text Elementary Statistics: A Step by Step Approach, 6th edition. This softcover edition includes all the features of the longer book, but is designed for a course in which the time available limits the number of topics covered. The book is written for general beginning statistics courses with a basic algebra prerequisite. The book use a non-theoretical approach, explaining concepts intuitively and teaching problem solving through worked examples step-by-step.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bluman, Allan G.

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Stochastik Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung
• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Stochastik Mathematische Statistik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface1: The Nature of Probability and Statistics1.1 Introduction1.2 Descriptive and Inferential Statistics1.3 Variables and Types of Data1.4 Data Collection and Sampling Techniques1.5 Observational and Experimental Studies1.6 Uses and Misuses of Statistics1.7 Computers and Calculators1.8 Summary2: Frequency Distributions and Graphs2.1 Introduction2.2 Organizing Data2.3 Histograms, Frequency Polygons, and Ogives2.4 Other Types of Graphs2.5 Paired Data and Scatter Plots Ana2.6 Summary3: Data Description3.1 Introduction3.2 Measures of Central Tendency3.3 Measures of Variation3.4 Measures of Position3.5 Exploratory Data Analysis3.6 Summary4: Probability and Counting Rules4.1 Introduction4.2 Sample Spaces and Probability4.3 The Addition Rules for Probability4.4 The Multiplication Rules and Conditional Probability4.5 Counting Rules4.6 Probability and Counting Rules4.7 Summary5: Discrete Probability Distributions5.1 Introduction5.2 Probability Distributions5.3 Mean, Variance, Standard Deviation, and Expectation5.4 The Binomial Distribution5.5 Summary6: The Normal Distribution6.1 Introduction6.2 Properties of the Normal Distribution6.3 The Standard Normal Distribution6.4 Applications of the Normal Distribution6.5 The Central Limit Theorem6.6 The Normal Approximation to the Binomial Distribution6.7 Summary7: Confidence Intervals and Sample Size 7.1 Introduction7.2 Confidence Intervals for the Mean (Sigma Known or n > 30) and Sample Size 7.3 Confidence Intervals for the Mean (Sigma Unknown and n 7.4 Confidence Intervals and Sample Size for Proportions7.5 Confidence Intervals for Variances and Standard Deviations7.6 Summary8: Hypothesis Testing8.1 Introduction8.2 Steps in Hypothesis Testing – Traditional Method8.3 z Test for a Mean8.4 t Test for a Mean8.5 z Test for a Proportion8.6 Chi-Square Test for a Variance or Standard Deviation8.7 Additional Topics Regarding Hypothesis Testing8.8 Summary9: Testing the Difference Between Two Means, Two Variances, and Two Proportions9.1 Introduction9.2 Testing the Difference Between Two Means: Large Samples9.3 Testing the Difference Between Two Variances9.4 Testing the Difference Between Two Means: Small Independent Samples9.5 Testing the Difference Between Two Means: Small Dependent Samples9.6 Testing the Difference Between Two Proportions9.7 Summary10: Correlation and Regression10.1 Introduction10.2 Correlation10.3 Regression10.4 Coefficient of Determination and Standard Error of the Estimate10.5 Summary11: Chi-Square and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)11.1 Introduction11.2 Test for Goodness of Fit11.3 Tests Using Contingency Tables11.4 Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)11.5 SummaryAppendix A: Algebra ReviewAppendix B-1: Writing the Research ReportAppendix B-2: Alternate Approach to the Standard Normal DistributionAppendix C: TablesAppendix D: Data BankAppendix E: GlossaryAppendix F: BibliographyAppendix G: Photo CreditsAppendix H: Selected Answers

Über Autor(innen)

Bluman, Allan G.
Allan G. Bluman is Professor of Mathematics at Community College of Allegheny County, near Pittsburgh. For the McKeesport and New Kensington Campuses of Pennsylvania State University, he has taught teacher-certification and graduate education statistics courses. Prior to his college teaching, he taught mathematics at a junior high school. Professor Bluman received his B.S. from California State College in California, Penn.; his M.Ed. from the University of Pittsburgh; and, in 1971, his Ed.D., also from the University of Pittsburgh. His major field of study was mathematics education. In addition to Elementary Statistics: A Step by Step Approach, Third Edition, and Elementary Statistics: A Brief Version, the author has published several professional articles and the Modern Math Fun Book (Cuisenaire Publishing Company). He has spoken and presided at national and local mathematics conferences and has served as newsletter editor for the Pennsylvania State Mathematics Association of Two-Year Colleges. He is a member of the American Statistical Association, the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, and the Mathematics Council of Western Pennsylvania. Al Bluman is married and has two children. His hobbies include writing, bicycling, and swimming.