Table Of ContentPreface to the Instructor Resources for Success Technology Resources Applications Index PART 1: GETTING THE INFORMATION YOU NEED 1. Data Collection 1.1 Introduction to the Practice of Statistics 1.2 Observational Studies versus Designed Experiments 1.3 Simple Random Sampling 1.4 Other Effective Sampling Methods 1.5 Bias in Sampling 1.6 The Design of Experiments Chapter 1 Review Chapter Test Making an Informed Decision: What College Should I Attend? Case Study: Chrysalises for Cash PART 2: DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS 2. Organizing and Summarizing Data 2.1 Organizing Qualitative Data 2.2 Organizing Quantitative Data: The Popular Displays 2.3 Additional Displays of Quantitative Data 2.4 Graphical Misrepresentations of Data Chapter 2 Review Chapter Test Making an Informed Decision: Tables or Graphs? Case Study: The Day the Sky Roared 3. Numerically Summarizing Data 3.1 Measures of Central Tendency 3.2 Measures of Dispersion 3.3 Measures of Central Tendency and Dispersion from Grouped Data 3.4 Measures of Position and Outliers 3.5 The Five-Number Summary and Boxplots Chapter 3 Review Chapter Test Making an Informed Decision: What Car Should I Buy? Case Study: Who Was "A Mourner"? 4. Describing the Relation between Two Variables 4.1 Scatter Diagrams and Correlation 4.2 Least-Squares Regression 4.3 Diagnostics on the Least-Squares Regression Line 4.4 Contingency Tables and Association 4.5 Nonlinear Regression: Transformations (online) 4-1 Chapter 4 Review Chapter Test Making an Informed Decision: Relationships among Variables on a World Scale Case Study: Thomas Malthus, Population, and Subsistence PART 3: PROBABILITY AND PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS 5. Probability 5.1 Probability Rules 5.2 The Addition Rule and Complements 5.3 Independence and the Multiplication Rule 5.4 Conditional Probability and the General Multiplication Rule 5.5 Counting Techniques 5.6 Putting It Together: Which Method Do I Use? 5.7 Bayes''s Rule (online) 5-1 Chapter 5 Review Chapter Test Making an Informed Decision: The Effects of Drinking and Driving Case Study: The Case of the Body in the Bag 6. Discrete Probability Distributions 6.1 Discrete Random Variables 6.2 The Binomial Probability Distribution 6.3 The Poisson Probability Distribution 6.4 The Hypergeometric Probability Distribution (online) 6-1 Chapter 6 Review Chapter Test Making an Informed Decision: Should We Convict? Case Study: The Voyage of the St. Andrew 7. The Normal Probability Distribution 7.1 Properties of the Normal Distribution 7.2 Applications of the Normal Distribution 7.3 Assessing Normality 7.4 The Normal Approximation to the Binomial Probability Distribution Chapter 7 Review Chapter Test Making an Informed Decision: Stock Picking Case Study: A Tale of Blood Chemistry Inference: From Samples to Population PART 4: INFERENCE: FROM SAMPLES TO POPULATION 8. Sampling Distributions 8.1 Distribution of the Sample Mean 8.2 Distribution of the Sample Proportion Chapter 8 Review Chapter Test Making an Informed Decision: How Much Time Do You Spend in a Day...' Case Study: Sampling Distribution of the Median 9. Estimating the Value of a Parameter 9.1 Estimating a Population Proportion 9.2 Estimating a Population Mean 9.3 Estimating a Population Standard Deviation 9.4 Putting It Together: Which Procedure Do I Use? 9.5 Estimating with Bootstrapping Chapter 9 Review Chapter Test Making an Informed Decision: How Much Should I Spend for this House? Case Study: Fire-Safe Cigarettes 10. Hypothesis Tests Regarding a Parameter 10.1 The Language of Hypothesis Testing 10.2 Hypothesis Tests for a Population Proportion 10.3 Hypothesis Tests for a Population Mean 10.4 Hypothesis Tests for a Population Standard Deviation 10.5 Putting It Together: Which Method Do I Use? 10.6 The Probability of a Type II Error and the Power of the Test Chapter 10 Review Chapter Test Making an Informed Decision: Selecting a Mutua
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KEY TOPICS GETTING THE INFORMATION YOU NEED; Data Collection; DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS; Organizing and Summarizing Data; Numerically Summarizing Data; Describing the Relation between Two Variables; PROBABILITY AND PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; Probability; Discrete Probability Distributions; The Normal Probability Distribution; INFERENCE: FROM SAMPLES TO POPULATION; Sampling Distributions; Estimating the Value of a Parameter; Hypothesis Tests Regarding a Parameter; Inferences on Two Samples; Inference on Categorical Data; Comparing Three or More Means; Inference on the Least-Squares Regression Model and Multiple Regression; Nonparametric Statistics MARKET For anyone interested in introductory statistics., For courses in introductory statistics. Putting It Together Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data , Fifth Edition , gives students the tools to see a bigger picture and make informed choices. 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His practical emphasis resonates with students and helps them see that statistics is connected, not only to individual concepts, but also with the world at large. MyStatLab for this edition takes advantage of data analytics to add additional exercises to high usage chapters. New Technology Support Videos show the author demonstrating easy-to-follow steps to solve a problem in several different formats--by hand, TI-84, and StatCrunch(tm). Also available with MyStatLab MyStatLab from Pearson is the world's leading online resource for teaching and learning statistics; it integrates interactive homework, assessment, and media in a flexible, easy-to-use format. MyStatLab is a course management system that helps individual students succeed. It provides engaging experiences that personalize, stimulate, and measure learning for each student. Tools are embedded to make it easy to integrate statistical software into the course. And, it comes from an experienced partner with educational expertise and an eye on the future., For courses in introductory statistics. Putting It Together Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data , Fifth Edition , gives students the tools to see a bigger picture and make informed choices. As a current introductory statistics instructor, Mike Sullivan III presents a text that is filled with ideas and strategies that work in today's classroom. His practical emphasis resonates with students and helps them see that statistics is connected, not only to individual concepts, but also with the world at large. MyLab(tm) Statistics for this edition takes advantage of data analytics to add additional exercises to high usage chapters. New Technology Support Videos show the author demonstrating easy-to-follow steps to solve a problem in several different formats--by hand, TI-84, and StatCrunch(tm). Also available with MyLab Statistics MyLab Statistics from Pearson is the world's leading online resource for teaching and learning statistics; it integrates interactive homework, assessment, and media in a flexible, easy-to-use format. MyLab Statistics is a course management system that helps individual students succeed. It provides engaging experiences that personalize, stimulate, and measure learning for each student. Tools are embedded to make it easy to integrate statistical software into the course. And, it comes from an experienced partner with educational expertise and an eye on the future. Note: You are purchasing a standalone product; MyLab Statistics does not come packaged with this content. Students, if interested in purchasing this title with MyLab Statistics, ask your instructor for the correct package ISBN and Course ID. Instructors, contact your Pearson representative for more information. 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