Chapter 1 An Introduction to Statistics and Statistical Inference
1.1 Statistics Today
1.2 Populations, Samples, Probability, and Statistics
1.3 Experiments and Random Samples
Chapter 2 Tables and Graphs for Summarizing Data
2.1 Types of Data
2.2 Bar Charts and Pie Charts
2.3 Stem-and-Leaf Plots
2.4 Frequency Distributions and Histograms
Chapter 3 Numerical Summary Measures
3.1 Measures of Central Tendency
3.2 Measures of Variability
3.3 The Empirical Rule and Measures of Relative Standing
3.4 Five-Number Summary and Box Plots
Chapter 4 Probability
4.1 Experiments, Sample Spaces, and Events
4.2 An Introduction to Probability
4.3 Counting Techniques
4.4 Conditional Probability
4.5 Independence
Chapter 5 Random Variables and Discrete Probability Distributions
5.1 Random Variables
5.2 Probability Distributions for Discrete Random Variables
5.3 Mean, Variance, and Standard Deviation for a Discrete Random Variable
5.4 The Binomial Distribution
5.5 Other Discrete Distributions
Chapter 6 Continuous Probability Distributions
6.1 Probability Distributions for Continuous Random Variables
6.2 The Normal Distribution
6.3 Checking the Normal Assumption
6.4 The Exponential Distribution
Chapter 7 Sampling Distributions
7.1 Statistics, Parameters, and Sampling Distributions
7.2 The Sampling Distribution of the Sample Mean
7.3 The Distribution of the Sample Proportion
Chapter 8 Confidence Intervals Based on a Single Sample
8.1 Point Estimation
8.2 A Confidence Interval for a Population Mean when s Is Known
8.3 A Confidence Interval for a Population Mean when s Is Unknown
8.4 A Large-Sample Confidence Interval for a Population Proportion
8.5 A Confidence Interval for a Population Variance
Chapter 9 Hypothesis Tests Based on a Single Sample
9.1 The Parts of a Hypothesis Test and Choosing the Alternative Hypothesis
9.2 Hypothesis Test Errors
9.3 Hypothesis Tests Concerning a Population Mean when s Is Known
9.4 p Values
9.5 Hypothesis Tests Concerning a Population mean when s Is Unknown
9.6 Large-Sample Hypothesis TestsConcerning a Population Proportion
9.7 Hypothesis Tests Concerning a Population Variance or Standard Deviation
Chapter 10 Confidence Intervals and Hypothesis Tests Based on Two Samples or Treatments
10.1 Comparing Two Population Means Using Independent Samples when Population Variances Are Known
10.2 Comparing Two Population Means Using Independent Samples from Normal Populations
10.3 Paired Data
10.4 Comparing Two Population Proportions Using Large Samples
10.5 Comparing Two Population Variances or Standard Deviations
Chapter 11 The Analysis of Variance
11.1 One-Way ANOVA
11.2 Isolating Differences
11.3 Two-Way ANOVA
Chapter 12 Correlation and Linear Regression
12.1 Simple Linear Regression
12.2 Hypothesis Tests and Correlation
12.3 Inferences Concerning the Mean Value and an Observed Value of Y for x 5 x*
12.4 Regression Diagnostics
12.5 Multiple Linear Regression
Chapter 13 Categorical Data and Frequency Tables
13.1 Univariate Categorical Data, Goodness-of-Fit Tests
13.2 Bivariate Categorical Data, Tests for Homogeneity and Independence
Chapter 14 Nonparametric Statistics
14.1 The Sign Test
14.2 The Signed-Rank Test
14.3 The Rank-Sum Test
14.4 The Kruskal–Wallis Test
14.5 The Runs Test
14.6 Spearman’s Rank Correlation
Additional Material
Available on the Introductory Statistics: A Problem-Solving Approach CD and Book Companion Site at www.whfreeman.com/introstats
Optional Sections
Section 12.6 The Polynomial and Qualitative Predictor Models
Section 12.7 Model Selection Procedures
Notes and Data Sources
Tables Appendix
Table I Binomial Distribution Cumulative Probabilities
Table II Poisson Distribution Cumulative Probabilities
Table III Standard Normal Distribution Cumulative Probabilities
Table IV Standardized Normal Scores
Table V Critical Values for thet Distribution
Table VI Critical Values for the Chi-Square Distribution
Table VII Critical Values for the F Distribution
Table VIII Critical Values for the Standardized Range Distribution
Table IX Critical Values for the Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Statistic
Table X Critical Values for the Wilcoxon Rank-Sum Statistic
Table XI Critical Values for the Runs Test
Table XII Greek Alphabet
Answers to Odd-Numbered Exercises
Index