Introduction to the Practice of Statistics

Introduction to the Practice of Statistics

Brief Contents

Contents

To Teachers: About This Book

To Students: What Is Statistics?

About the Authors

Data Table Index

Beyond the Basics Index

Chapter 1: Looking at Data—Distributions

Looking at Data—Distributions

Data

SECTION 1.1 SUMMARY

SECTION 1.1 EXERCISES

Displaying Distributions with Graphs

SECTION 1.2 SUMMARY

SECTION 1.2 EXERCISES

Describing Distributions with Numbers

SECTION 1.3 SUMMARY

SECTION 1.3 EXERCISES

Density Curves and Normal Distributions

SECTION 1.4 SUMMARY

SECTION 1.4 EXERCISES

CHAPTER 1 EXERCISES

Chapter 2: Looking at Data—Relationships

Looking at Data—Relationships

Relationships

SECTION 2.1 SUMMARY

SECTION 2.1 EXERCISES

Scatterplots

SECTION 2.2 SUMMARY

SECTION 2.2 EXERCISES

Correlation

SECTION 2.3 SUMMARY

SECTION 2.3 EXERCISES

Least-Squares Regression

SECTION 2.4 SUMMARY

SECTION 2.4 EXERCISES

Cautions about Correlation and Regression

SECTION 2.5 SUMMARY

SECTION 2.5 EXERCISES

Data Analysis for Two-Way Tables

SECTION 2.6 SUMMARY

SECTION 2.6 EXERCISES

The Question of Causation

SECTION 2.7 SUMMARY

SECTION 2.7 EXERCISES

CHAPTER 2 EXERCISES

Chapter 3: Producing Data

Producing Data

Sources of Data

SECTION 3.1 SUMMARY

SECTION 3.1 EXERCISES

Design of Experiments

SECTION 3.2 SUMMARY

SECTION 3.2 EXERCISES

Sampling Design

SECTION 3.3 SUMMARY

SECTION 3.3 EXERCISES

Ethics

SECTION 3.4 SUMMARY

SECTION 3.4 EXERCISES

CHAPTER 3 EXERCISES

Chapter 4: Probability: The Study of Randomness

Probability: The Study of Randomness

Randomness

SECTION 4.1 SUMMARY

SECTION 4.1 EXERCISES

Probability Models

SECTION 4.2 SUMMARY

SECTION 4.2 EXERCISES

Random Variables

SECTION 4.3 SUMMARY

SECTION 4.3 EXERCISES

Means and Variances of Random Variables

SECTION 4.4 SUMMARY

SECTION 4.4 EXERCISES

General Probability Rules

SECTION 4.5 SUMMARY

SECTION 4.5 EXERCISES

CHAPTER 4 EXERCISES

Chapter 5: Sampling Distributions

Sampling Distributions

Toward Statistical Inference

SECTION 5.1 SUMMARY

SECTION 5.1 EXERCISES

The Sampling Distribution of a Sample Mean

SECTION 5.2 SUMMARY

SECTION 5.2 EXERCISES

Sampling Distributions for Counts and Proportions

SECTION 5.3 SUMMARY

SECTION 5.3 EXERCISES

CHAPTER 5 EXERCISES

Chapter 6: Introduction to Inference

Introduction to Inference

Overview of Inference

Estimating with Confidence

SECTION 6.1 SUMMARY

SECTION 6.1 EXERCISES

Tests of Significance

SECTION 6.2 SUMMARY

SECTION 6.2 EXERCISES

Use and Abuse of Tests

SECTION 6.3 SUMMARY

SECTION 6.3 EXERCISES

Power and Inference as a Decision

SECTION 6.4 SUMMARY

SECTION 6.4 EXERCISES

CHAPTER 6 EXERCISES

Chapter 7: Inference for Means

Inference for Means

Inference for the Mean of a Population

SECTION 7.1 SUMMARY

SECTION 7.1 EXERCISES

Comparing Two Means

SECTION 7.2 SUMMARY

SECTION 7.2 EXERCISES

Additional Topics on Inference

SECTION 7.3 SUMMARY

SECTION 7.3 EXERCISES

CHAPTER 7 EXERCISES

Chapter 8: Inference for Proportions

Inference for Proportions

Inference for a Single Proportion

SECTION 8.1 SUMMARY

SECTION 8.1 EXERCISES

Comparing Two Proportions

SECTION 8.2 SUMMARY

SECTION 8.2 EXERCISES

CHAPTER 8 EXERCISES

Chapter 9: Inference for Categorical Data

Inference for Categorical Data

Inference for Two-Way Tables

SECTION 9.1 SUMMARY

SECTION 9.1 EXERCISES

Goodness of Fit

SECTION 9.2 SUMMARY

SECTION 9.2 EXERCISES

CHAPTER 9 EXERCISES

Chapter 10: Inference for Regression

Inference for Regression

Simple Linear Regression

SECTION 10.1 SUMMARY

SECTION 10.1 EXERCISES

More Detail about Simple Linear Regression

SECTION 10.2 SUMMARY

SECTION 10.2 EXERCISES

CHAPTER 10 EXERCISES

Chapter 11: Multiple Regression

Multiple Regression

Inference for Multiple Regression

SECTION 11.1 SUMMARY

SECTION 11.1 EXERCISES

A Case Study

SECTION 11.2 SUMMARY

SECTION 11.2 EXERCISES

CHAPTER 11 EXERCISES

Chapter 12: One-Way Analysis of Variance

One-Way Analysis of Variance

Inference for One-Way Analysis of Variance

SECTION 12.1 SUMMARY

SECTION 12.1 EXERCISES

Comparing the Means

SECTION 12.2 SUMMARY

SECTION 12.2 EXERCISES

CHAPTER 12 EXERCISES

Chapter 13: Two-Way Analysis of Variance

Two-Way Analysis of Variance

The Two-Way ANOVA Model

Inference for Two-Way ANOVA

CHAPTER 13 SUMMARY

CHAPTER 13 EXERCISES

Back Matter

Tables

Notes and Data Sources

Index

Glossary