Elementary Statistics: Picturing the World, Global Edition

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For courses in Introductory Statistics (algebra-based).   Describing the world through statistics Elementary Statistics: Picturing the World  makes statistics approachable with stepped-out instruction, extensive real-life examples and exercises, and a design that fits content to each page to make the material more digestible. The text’s combination of theory, pedagogy, and design helps students understand concepts and use statistics to describe and think about the world. The  7th Edition  incorporates a thorough update of key features, examples, and exercises.     MyLab™ Statistics is not included. Students, if MyLab Statistics is a recommended/mandatory component of the course, please ask your instructor for the correct ISBN. MyLab Statistics should only be purchased when required by an instructor. 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Front Cover Title Page Copyright Page Contents Preface Acknowledgements Index of Applications Part 1 Introduction to Statistics 1 Introduction to Statistics Where You’ve Been Where You’re Going 1.1 An Overview o f Statistics 1.2 Data Classification Case Study: Reputations of Companies in the U.S. 1.3 Data Collection and Experimental Design Activity: Random Numbers Uses and Abuses: Statistics in the Real World Chapter Summary Review Exercises Chapter Quiz Chapter Test Real Statistics—Real Decisions: Putting it all together History of Statistics—Timeline Technology: Using Technology in Statistics 2 Descriptive Statistics Where You’re Going Where You’ve Been 2.1 Frequency Distributions and Their Graphs 2.2 More Graphs and Displays 2.3 Measures of Central Tendency Activity: Mean Versus Median 2.4 Measures of Variation Activity: Standard Deviation Case Study: Business Size 2.5 Measures of Position Uses and Abuses: Statistics In The Real World Chapter Summary Review Exercises Chapter Quiz Chapter Test Real Statistics—Real Decisions: Putting it all together Technology: Parking Tickets Using Technology to Determine Descriptive Statistics Cumulative Review: Chapters 1 and 2 Part 2 Probability and Probability Distributions 3 Probability Where You’re Going Where You’ve Been 3.1 Basic Concepts of Probability and Counting Activity: Simulating the Stock Market 3.2 Conditional Probability and the Multiplication Rule 3.3 The Addition Rule Activity: Simulating the Probability of Rolling a 3 or 4 Case Study: United States Congress 3.4 Additional Topics in Probability and Counting Uses and Abuses: Statistics in the Real World Chapter Summary Review Exercises Chapter Quiz Chapter Test Real Statistics—Real Decisions: Putting it all together Technology: Simulation: Composing Mozart Variations with Dice 4 Discrete Probability Distributions Where You’ve Been Where You’re Going 4.1 Probability Distributions 4.2 Binomial Distributions Activity: Binomial Distribution Case Study: Distribution of Number of Hits in Baseball Games 4.3 More Discrete Probability Distributions Uses and Abuses: Statistics in the Real World Chapter Summary Review Exercises Chapter Quiz Chapter Test Real Statistics—Real Decisions: Putting it all together Technology: Using Poisson Distributions as Queuing Models 5 Normal Probability Distributions Where You’re Going Where You’ve Been 5.1 ntroduction to Normal Distributions and the Standard Normal Distribution 5.2 Normal Distributions: Finding Probabilities 5.3 Normal Distributions: Finding Values Case Study: Birth Weights in America 5.4 Sampling Distributions and the Central Limit Theorem Activity: Sampling Distributions 5.5 Normal Approximations to Binomial Distributions Uses and Abuses: Statistics in the Real World Chapter Summary Review Exercises Chapter Quiz Real Statistics—Real Decisions: Putting it all together Technology: Age Distribution in California Cumulative Review: Chapters 3 – 5 Part 3 Statistical Inference 6 Confidence Intervals Where You’re Going Where You’ve Been 6.1 Confidence Intervals for the Mean ( Known) 6.2 Confidence Intervals for the Mean ( Unknown) Activity: Confidence Intervals for a Mean Case Study: Marathon Training 6.3 Confidence Intervals for Population Proportions Activity: Confidence Intervals for a Proportion 6.4 Confidence Intervals for Variance and Standard Deviation Uses and Abuses: Statistics in the Real World Chapter Summary Review Exercises Chapter Quiz Chapter Test Real Statistics—Real Decisions: Putting it all together Technology: United States Foreign Policy Polls Using Technology to Construct Confidence Intervals 7 Hypothesis Testing with One Sample Where You’re Going Where You’ve Been 7.1 Introduction to Hypothesis Testing 7.2 Hypothesis Testing for the Mean ( Known) 7.3 Hypothesis Testing for the Mean ( Unknown) Activity: Hypothesis Tests for a Mean Case Study: Human Body Temperature: What's Normal? 7.4 Hypothesis Testing for Proportions Activity: Hypothesis Tests for a Proportion 7.5 Hypothesis Testing for Variance and Standard Deviation A Summary of Hypothesis Testing Uses and Abuses: Statistics in the Real World Chapter Summary Review Exercises Chapter Quiz Chapter Test Real Statistics—Real Decisions: Putting it all together Technology: The Case of the Vanishing Women Using Technology to Perform Hypothesis Tests 8 Hypothesis Testing with Two Samples Where You’re Going Where You’ve Been 8.1 Testing the Difference Between Means (independent Samples, and Known) 8.2 Testing the Difference Between Means (independent Samples, and Unknown) Case Study: How Protein Affects Weight Gain in Overeaters 8.3 Testing the Difference Between Means (Dependent Samples) 8.4 Testing the Difference Between Proportions Uses and Abuses: Statistics in the Real World Chapter Summary Review Exercises Chapter Quiz Chapter Test Real Statistics—Real Decisions: Putting it all together Technology: Tails over Heads Using Technology to Perform Two-Sample Hypothesis Tests Cumulative Review: Chapters 6 – 8 Part 4 More Statistical Inference 9 Correlation and Regression Where You’ve Been Where You’re Going 9.1 Correlation Activity: Correlation by Eye 9.2 Linear Regression Activity: Regression by Eye Case Study: Correlation of Body Measurements 9.3 Measures of Regression and Prediction Intervals 9.4 Multiple Regression Uses and Abuses: Statistics in the Real World Chapter Summary Review Exercises Chapter Quiz Chapter Test Real Statistics—Real Decisions: Putting it all together Technology: Nutrients in Breakfast Cereals 10 Chi-Square Tests and the F -Distribution Where You’re Going Where You’ve Been 10.1 Goodness-of-Fit Test 10.2 Independence Case Study: Food Safety Survey 10.3 Comparing Two Variances 10.4 Analysis of Variance Uses and Abuses: Statistics in the Real World Chapter Summary Review Exercises Chapter Quiz Chapter Test Real Statistics—Real Decisions: Putting it all together Technology: Teacher Salaries Cumulative Review: Chapters 9 and 10 11 Nonparametric Tests Where You’ve Been Where You’re Going 11.1 The Sign Test 11.2 The Wilcoxon Tests Case Study: College Ranks 11.3 The Kruskal-Wallis Test 11.4 Rank Correlation 11.5 The Runs Test Uses and Abuses: Statistics in the Real World Chapter Summary Review Exercises Chapter Quiz Chapter Test Real Statistics—Real Decisions: Putting it all together Technology: U.S. Income and Economic Research Try It Yourself Answers Odd Answers Appendices Appendix A Alternative Presentation of the Standard Normal Distribution Standard Normal Distribution Table (0-to-z) Alternative Presentation of the Standard Normal Distribution Appendix B Tables Table 1—Random Numbers Table 2—Binomial Distribution Table 3—Poisson Distribution Table 4 —Standard Normal Distribution Table 5—t-Distribution Table 6—Chi-Square Distribution Table 7—F-Distribution Table 8—Critical Values for the Sign Test Table 9—Critical Values for the Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test Table 10— Critical Values forthe Spearman RankCorrelation Coefficient Table 11— Critical Values for thePearson CorrelationCoefficient Table 12—Critical Values for the Number of Runs Appendix C Normal Probability Plots Answers to the Try It Yourself Exercises Answers to the Odd-Numbered Exercises Index Photo Credits Back Cover