Understanding Basic Statistics

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A condensed and more streamlined version of Brase and Brase's bestselling UNDERSTANDABLE STATISTICS, Eleventh Edition, this book offers an effective way to learn the essentials of statistics, including early coverage of regression, within a more limited time frame. Designed to help learners overcome their apprehension about statistics, UNDERSTANDING BASIC STATISTICS provides plenty of guidance and informal advice as it demonstrates the links between statistics and the real world. Thorough yet abbreviated, the book offers a reader-friendly style and a complete technology package to supplement learning. It covers the use of the graphing calculator, Microsoft Excel, MINITAB, and SPSS, and is packaged with JMP statistical software. Cover IFC Insert-1 Insert-2 Half Title Title Statement Copyright Contents Critical Thinking Statistical Literacy Direction and Purpose Real-World Skills Making the Jump Preface Additional Resources — Get More from Your Textbook! Table of Prerequisite Material Ch 1: Getting Started Ch 1: Introduction Ch 1: Preview Questions Focus Problems: Where Have All the Fireflies Gone? Section 1.1: What Is Statistics? Section 1.2: Random Samples Section 1.3: Introduction to Experimental Design Ch 1: Chapter Review Ch 1: Using Technology Ch 2: Organizing Data Ch 2: Introduction Ch 2: Preview Questions Focus Problems: Say It with Pictures Section 2.1: Frequency Distributions, Histograms, and Related Topics Section 2.2: Bar Graphs, Circle Graphs, and Time-Series Graphs Section 2.3: Stem-and-Leaf Displays Ch 2: Chapter Review Ch 2: Using Technology Ch 3: Averages and Variation Ch 3: Introduction Ch 3: Preview Questions Focus Problems: The Educational Advantage Section 3.1: Measures of Central Tendency: Mode, Median, and Mean Section 3.2: Measures of Variation Section 3.3: Percentiles and Box-and-Whisker Plots Ch 3: Chapter Review Ch 3: Using Technology Ch 3: Cumulative Review Problems: Chapters 1-3 Ch 4: Correlation and Regression Ch 4: Introduction Ch 4: Preview Questions Focus Problem: Changing Populations and Crime Rate Section 4.1: Scatter Diagrams and Linear Correlation Section 4.2: Linear Regression and the Coefficient of Determination Ch 4: Chapter Review Ch 4: Using Technology Ch 5: Elementary Probability Theory Ch 5: Introduction Ch 5: Preview Questions Focus Problem: How Often Do Lie Detectors Lie? Section 5.1: What Is Probability? Section 5.2: Some Probability Rules—Compound Events Section 5.3: Trees and Counting Techniques Ch 5: Chapter Review Ch 5: Using Technology Ch 6: The Binomial Probability Distribution and Related Topics Ch 6: Introduction Ch 6: Previous Questions Focus Problem: Personality Preference Types: Introvert or Extrovert? Section 6.1: Introduction to Random Variables and Probability Distributions Section 6.2: Binomial Probabilities Section 6.3: Additional Properties of the Binomial Distribution Ch 6: Chapter Review Ch 6: Using Technology Ch 6: Cumulative Review Problems: Chapters 4-6 Ch 7: Normal Curves and Sampling Distributions Ch 7: Introduction Ch 7: Preview Questions Focus Problem: Impulse Buying Section 7.1: Graphs of Normal Probability Distributions Section 7.2: Standard Units and Areas Under the Standard Normal Distribution Section 7.3: Areas Under Any Normal Curve Section 7.4: Sampling Distributions Section 7.5: The Central Limit Theorem Section 7.6: Normal Approximation to Binomial Distribution and to p Distribution Ch 7: Chapter Review Ch 7: Using Technology Ch 8: Estimation Ch 8: Introduction Ch 8: Preview Questions Focus Problem: Trick or Treat Section 8:1: Estimating μ When σ Is Known Section 8:2: Estimating μ When σ Is Unknown Section 8.3: Estimating p in the Binomial Distribution Ch 8: Chapter Review Ch 8: Using Technology Ch 9: Hypothesis Testing Ch 9: Introduction Ch 9: Preview Questions Focus Problem: Benford’s Law: The Importance of Being Number 1 Section 9.1: Introduction to Statistical Tests Section 9.2: Testing the Mean μ Section 9.3: Testing a Proportion p Ch 9: Chapter Review Ch 9: Using Technology Ch 9: Cumulative Review Problems: Chapters 7–9 Ch 10: Inferences About Differences Ch 10: Introduction Ch 10: Preview Questions Focus Problem: The Trouble with Wood Ducks Section 10.1: Tests Involving Paired Differences (Dependent Samples) Section 10.2: Inferences about the Difference of Two Means μ1 – μ2 Section 10.3: Inferences about the Difference of Two Proportions p1 - p2 Ch 10: Chapter Review Ch 10: Using Technology Ch 11: Additional Topics Using Inference Ch 11: Introduction Ch 11: Preview Questions Focus Problem: Archaeology in Bandelier National Monument Part I: Inferences Using the Chi-Square Distribution Part II: Inferences Relating to Linear Regression Ch 11: Chapter Review Ch 11: Using Technology Ch 11: Cumulative Review Problems: Chapters 10–11 Appendix Tables Answers and Key Steps to Odd-Numbered Problems Answers to Selected Even-Numbered Problems Index IBC