Data Analysis and Probability Connections Mathematics for Middle School Teachers

Name: Data Analysis and Probability Connections Mathematics for Middle School Teachers
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ISBN: 9780131449220

ISBN-10: 0131449222

ISBN-13: 9780131449220

Edition: 2007

Authors: Debra A. Perkowski, Michael Perkowski, University of Missouri School of Journalism Staff

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For future middle school math teachers. Part of a project funded by the National Science Foundation to improve the quality of mathematics and science teaching in grades K-12, this new text helps future teachers connect their college-level statistics to topics in standards-based middle school mathematics curricula. Designed to promote active learning, Data Analysis and Probability Connections models the student-centered approach recommended by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Other titles in the Prentice Hall Connections in Mathematics Courses for Teachers include: 1. Geometry Connections: Mathematics for Middle School Teachers 2. Algebra Connections: Mathematics for…

Book details

List price: $119.99
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 3/17/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 416
Size: 7.09" wide x 9.06" long x 0.79" tall
Weight: 1.694
Language: English



Preface


List of Figures



Elements of Statistics



Getting Started



Types of Data



Organizing and Displaying Data



Displaying Categorical Data



Displaying Quantitative Data



Misleading Graphs



Describing Data with Numbers



Measures of Center



Measures of Spread



Measures of Position



Box-and-Whisker Plots



Data with Two Variables



Scatter Plots and Correlation



Pearson's Correlation Coefficient



Slopes and Equations of Fitted Lines



The Least Squares Line



The Median-Median Line



Probability



What Is Probability?



Outcomes and Events



Basic Probability Rules



Conditional Probability and Independence



Multiplication Rules



Geometric Probability



Counting Techniques



The Multiplication Principle or the Fundamental Counting Principle



Permutations



Combinations



Mixed Counting Problems



Random Variables and Probability Distributions



What Is a Random Variable?



The Mean of a Random Variable



Variance and Standard Deviation



Binomial Random Variables



The Normal Curve



Normal Approximations



Distributions from Random Samples



Random Sampling



The Distribution of Sample Means



The Distribution of Sample Proportions



Estimating with Confidence



Confidence Intervals for Proportions



Confidence Intervals for Means



Sample Size



Testing Hypotheses



What Is a Hypothesis Test?



Tests about Proportions



The P-Value for a Test



Tests about Means


Some Final Thoughts


Glossary


References


Answers and Hints for Odd Numbered Exercises


Photo Credits


Index