Understanding Basic Statistics 7th edition

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Charles Brase and Corrinne Pellillo Brase
Publisher: Cengage Learning

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  • Chapter 1: Getting Started
    • 1: Stats in Practice Video Question
    • 1.1: What Is Statistics?
    • 1.2: Random Samples
    • 1.3: Introduction to Experimental Design
    • 1: Chapter Review Problems
    • 1: Concept Questions
    • 1: Labs
    • 1: Test Bank

  • Chapter 2: Organizing Data
    • 2: Stats in Practice Video Question
    • 2.1: Frequency Distributions, Histograms, and Related Topics
    • 2.2: Bar Graphs, Circle Graphs, and Time-Series Graphs
    • 2.3: Stem-and-Leaf Displays
    • 2: Chapter Review Problems
    • 2: JMP Simulations
    • 2: Concept Questions
    • 2: Labs
    • 2: Test Bank

  • Chapter 3: Averages and Variation
    • 3: Stats in Practice Video Question
    • 3.1: Measures of Central Tendency: Mode, Median, and Mean
    • 3.2: Measures of Variation
    • 3.3: Percentiles and Box-and-Whisker Plots
    • 3: Chapter Review Problems
    • 3: JMP Simulations
    • 3: Concept Questions
    • 3: Labs
    • 3: Test Bank

  • Chapter 4: Correlation and Regression
    • 4: Stats in Practice Video Question
    • 4.1: Scatter Diagrams and Linear Correlation
    • 4.2: Linear Regression and the Coefficient of Determination
    • 4: Chapter Review Problems
    • 4: JMP Simulations
    • 4: Concept Questions
    • 4: Labs
    • 4: Test Bank

  • Chapter 5: Elementary Probability Theory
    • 5: Stats in Practice Video Question
    • 5.1: What Is Probability?
    • 5.2: Some Probability Rules–Compound Events
    • 5.3: Trees and Counting Techniques
    • 5: Chapter Review Problems
    • 5: Concept Questions
    • 5: Labs

  • Chapter 6: The Binomial Probability Distribution and Related Topics
    • 6: Stats in Practice Video Question
    • 6.1: Introduction to Random Variables and Probability Distributions
    • 6.2: Binomial Probabilities
    • 6.3: Additional Properties of the Binomial Distribution
    • 6: Chapter Review Problems
    • 6: Concept Questions
    • 6: Labs
    • 6: Test Bank

  • Chapter 7: Normal Curves and Sampling Distributions
    • 7: Stats in Practice Video Question
    • 7.1: Graphs of Normal Probability Distributions
    • 7.2: Standard Units and Areas Under the Standard Normal Distribution
    • 7.3: Areas Under Any Normal Curve
    • 7.4: Sampling Distributions
    • 7.5: The Central Limit Theorem
    • 7.6: Normal Approximation to Binomial Distribution and to Distribution
    • 7: Chapter Review Problems
    • 7: Concept Questions
    • 7: Labs
    • 7: Test Bank

  • Chapter 8: Estimation
    • 8: Stats in Practice Video Question
    • 8.1: Estimating μ When σ Is Known
    • 8.2: Estimating μ When σ Is Unknown
    • 8.3: Estimating p in the Binomial Distribution
    • 8: Chapter Review Problems
    • 8: JMP Simulations
    • 8: Concept Questions
    • 8: Labs
    • 8: Test Bank

  • Chapter 9: Hypothesis Testing
    • 9: Stats in Practice Video Question
    • 9.1: Introduction to Statistical Tests
    • 9.2: Testing the Mean μ
    • 9.3: Testing a Proportion p
    • 9: Chapter Review Problems
    • 9: JMP Simulations
    • 9: Concept Questions
    • 9: Labs
    • 9: Test Bank

  • Chapter 10: Inferences About Differences
    • 10.1: Tests Involving Paired Differences (Dependent Samples)
    • 10.2: Inferences about the Difference of Two Means μ1μ2
    • 10.3: Inferences about the Difference of Two Proportions p1p2
    • 10: Chapter Review Problems
    • 10: JMP Simulations
    • 10: Concept Questions
    • 10: Labs
    • 10: Test Bank

  • Chapter 11: Additional Topics Using Inference
    • 11: Stats in Practice Video Question
    • 11.1: Chi-Square: Tests of Independence and of Homogeneity
    • 11.2: Chi-Square: Goodness of Fit
    • 11.3: Testing a Single Variance or Standard Deviation
    • 11.4: Inferences for Correlation and Regression
    • 11: Chapter Review Problems
    • 11: JMP Simulations
    • 11: Concept Questions
    • 11: Labs
    • 11: Test Bank

  • Chapter PJT: Project
    • PJT.1: Project

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