Introduction to Statistics, Think & Do 4.1th edition

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Scott Stevens
Publisher: Worldwide Center of Mathematics


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  • Chapter 1: Introduction
    • 1.1: Statistics and Data
    • 1.2: Sampling
    • 1.3: Lying with Statistics and Percentages
    • 1: Discussion Problems
    • 1: Summary Worksheet

  • Chapter 2: Descriptive Statistics
    • 2.1: Averages
    • 2.2: Range, Standard Deviation and Variance
    • 2.3: Measures of Relative Standing: z-scores
    • 2.4: Measures of Relative Standing: Quartiles, Percentiles, and Box Plots
    • 2.5: Weighted Averages & Simpson's Paradox
    • 2: Discussion Problems
    • 2: Summary Worksheet
    • 2: Extra Problems

  • Chapter 3: Statistical Tables and Graphics
    • 3.1: Frequency Distributions
    • 3.2: Histograms
    • 3.3: Other Statistical Graphics
    • 3: Summary Worksheet

  • Chapter 4: Introduction to Probability
    • 4.1: Basics
    • 4.2: Conditional Probability
    • 4.3: The Addition Rule
    • 4.4: The Multiplication Rule
    • 4.5: One Bad Apple - Probabilities of At Least One
    • 4: Discussion Problems
    • 4: Summary Worksheet
    • 4: Extra Problems

  • Chapter 5: Discrete Probability Distributions - Binomial Distributions
    • 5.1: Discrete Random Variables and Probability Distributions
    • 5.2: Binomial Probability Distributions
    • 5.3: Mean and Standard Deviation of a Binomial Distribution
    • 5: Discussion Problems
    • 5: Summary Worksheet

  • Chapter 6: Continuous Probability Distributions: Normal Distributions
    • 6.1: Continuous Random Variables and The Standard Normal Distribution
    • 6.2: Normal Distributions in General
    • 6.3: Sampling Distributions
    • 6.4: The Central Limit Theorem
    • 6.5: The Normal Approximation to the Binomial Distribution
    • 6: Summary Worksheet
    • 6: Extra Problems

  • Chapter 7: Confidence Intervals
    • 7.1: Introduction to Confidence Intervals
    • 7.2: Estimating a Population Mean and Sample Size (σ known)
    • 7.3: Estimating a Population Proportion and Sample Size
    • 7.4: Estimating a Population Mean (σ unknown)
    • 7.5: A Summary and some loose ends
    • 7: Discussion Problem 1 - Nate Silver - 2012 Election
    • 7: Discussion Problem 2 - Estimating a Population Size
    • 7: Summary Worksheet

  • Chapter 8: Hypothesis Testing - One Sample
    • 8.1: Foundations of Hypothesis Testing
    • 8.2: Hypothesis Tests About a Proportion
    • 8.3: Hypothesis Tests About a Mean: σ Not Known
    • 8.4: Hypothesis Tests About a Mean: σ Known (Optional)
    • 8: Summary Worksheet
    • 8: Extra Problems

  • Chapter 9: Hypothesis Testing - Two Samples
    • 9.1: Hypothesis Tests for Mean Differences: Paired Data
    • 9.2: Hypothesis Tests for Two Means: Independent Data
    • 9.3: Hypothesis Tests for Two Proportions
    • 9: Summary Worksheet

  • Chapter 10: Correlation and Regression
    • 10.1: Correlation
    • 10.2: Linear Regression
    • 10.3: The Hypothesis Test Behind the Scenes
    • 10.4: Multiple Linear Regression: Controlling for Variables - An Introduction
    • 10: Summary Worksheet

  • Chapter 11: Additional Hypothesis Tests
    • 11.1: Chi-Squared Test for Goodness of Fit
    • 11.2: Chi-Squared Test of Independence
    • 11.3: ANOVA - An Introduction
    • 11: Summary Worksheet

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Chapter 2: Descriptive Statistics
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Chapter 3: Statistical Tables and Graphics
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Chapter 4: Introduction to Probability
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Chapter 5: Discrete Probability Distributions - Binomial Distributions
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Chapter 6: Continuous Probability Distributions: Normal Distributions
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Chapter 7: Confidence Intervals
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Chapter 8: Hypothesis Testing - One Sample
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Chapter 9: Hypothesis Testing - Two Samples
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Chapter 10: Correlation and Regression
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