OpenIntro Statistics 4th edition

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David M. Diez, Mine Cetinkaya-Rundel, and Christopher D. Barr
Publisher: OpenIntro

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  • Chapter 1: Introduction to data
    • 1.1: Case study: using stents to prevent strokes
    • 1.2: Data basics
    • 1.3: Sampling principles and strategies
    • 1.4: Experiments
    • 1: Chapter exercises

  • Chapter 2: Summarizing data
    • 2.1: Examining numerical data
    • 2.2: Considering categorical data
    • 2.3: Case study: malaria vaccine
    • 2: Chapter exercises
    • 2: Labs

  • Chapter 3: Probability
    • 3.1: Defining probability
    • 3.2: Conditional probability
    • 3.3: Sampling from a small population
    • 3.4: Random variables
    • 3.5: Continuous distributions
    • 3: Chapter exercises
    • 3: Labs

  • Chapter 4: Distributions of random variables
    • 4.1: Normal distribution
    • 4.2: Geometric distribution
    • 4.3: Binomial distribution
    • 4.4: Random variables
    • 4.5: Continuous distributions
    • 4: Chapter exercises
    • 4: Labs

  • Chapter 5: Foundations for inference
    • 5.1: Point estimates and sampling variability
    • 5.2: Confidence intervals for a proportion
    • 5.3: Hypothesis testing for a proportion
    • 5: Chapter exercises
    • 5: Labs

  • Chapter 6: Inference for categorical data
    • 6.1: Inference for a single proportion
    • 6.2: Difference of two proportions
    • 6.3: Testing for goodness of fit using chi-square
    • 6.4: Testing for independence in two-way tables
    • 6: Chapter exercises
    • 6: Labs

  • Chapter 7: Inference for numerical data
    • 7.1: One-sample means with the t-distribution
    • 7.2: Paired data
    • 7.3: Difference of two means
    • 7.4: Power calculations for a difference of means
    • 7.5: Comparing many means with ANOVA
    • 7: Chapter exercises
    • 7: Labs

  • Chapter 8: Introduction to linear regression
    • 8.1: Fitting a line, residuals, and correlation
    • 8.2: Least squares regression
    • 8.3: Types of outliers in linear regression
    • 8.4: Inference for linear regression
    • 8: Chapter exercises
    • 8: Labs

  • Chapter 9: Multiple and logistic regression
    • 9.1: Introduction to multiple regression
    • 9.2: Model selection
    • 9.3: Checking model assumptions using graphs
    • 9.4: Multiple regression case study: Mario Kart
    • 9.5: Introduction to logistic regression
    • 9: Chapter exercises
    • 9: Labs

  • Chapter PJT: Project
    • PJT.1: Project

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