Understandable Statistics Concepts and Methods

Name: Understandable Statistics Concepts and Methods
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ISBN: 9780618949922

ISBN-10: 0618949925

ISBN-13: 9780618949922

Edition: 9th 2009

Authors: Charles Henry Brase, Corrinne Pellillo Brase

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This algebra based text is a thorough yet approachable statistics guide for students. The new edition addresses the growing importance of developing students' critical thinking and statistical literacy skills with the introduction of new features and exercises.

Book details

List price: $191.95
Edition: 9th
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Brooks/Cole
Publication date: 12/27/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 816
Size: 8.50" wide x 11.50" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 4.290
Language: English

Charles Brase has more than 30 years of full-time teaching experience in mathematics and statistics. He taught at the University of Hawaii, Manoa Campus, for several years and at Regis University in Denver, Colorado, for more than 28 years. Charles received the Excellence in Teaching award from the University of Hawaii and the Faculty Member of the Year from Regis University on two occasions. He earned degrees from the University of Colorado, Boulder, and has a Ph.D. in Mathematics, an M.A. in Mathematics, and a B.A. in Physics.

Corrinne has taught at Hawaii Pacific College, Honolulu Community College, and Arapahoe Community College in Littleton, Colorado. She was also involved in the mathematics component of an equal opportunity program at the University of Colorado. Corrinne received the Faculty of the Year award from Arapahoe Community College. She earned degrees from the University of Colorado, Boulder, and has an M.A. and B.A. in Mathematics.




Getting Started Focus Problem: Where Have All the Fireflies Gone



What Is Statistics



Random Samples



Introduction to Experimental Design



Organizing Data Focus Problem: Say It with Pictures



Frequency Distributions, Histograms, and Related Topics



Bar Graphs, Circle Graphs, and Time-Series Graphs



Stem-and-Leaf Displays



Averages and Variation Focus Problem: The Educational Advantage



Measures of Central Tendency: Mode, Mediate, and Mean



Measures of Variation



Percentiles and Box-and-Whisker Plots Cumulative Review Problems: Chapters 1-3



Elementary Probability Theory Focus Problem: How Often Do Lie Detectors Lie



What Is Probability



Some Probabiilty Rules--Compound Events



Trees and Counting Techniques



The Binomial Probability Distribution and Related Topics Focus Problem: Personality Preference Types: Introvert or Extrovert



Introduction to Random Variables and Probability Distributions



Binomial Probabilities



Additional Properities of the Binomial Distribution



The Geometric and Poisson Probability Distributions



Normal Distributions Focus Problem: Large Auditorium Shows: How Many Will Attend



Graphs of Normal Probability Distributions



Standard Units and Areas Under the Standard Normal Distribution



Areas Under Any Normal Curve



Normal Approximation to the Binomial Distribution Cumulative Review Problems: Chapters 4-6



Introduction to Sampling Distributions Focus Problem: Impulse Buying



Sampling Distributions



The Central Limit Theorem



Sampling Distributions for Proportions



Estimation Focus Problem: The Trouble with Wood Ducks



Estimating? When s Is Known



Estimating? When s Is Unknown



Estimating p in the Binomial Distribution



Estimating?1-?2 and p1-p2 Cumulative Review Problems: Chapters 7-9



Hypothesis Testing Focus Problem: Benford's Law: The Importance of Being Number 1



Introduction to Statistical Tests



Testing the Mean



Testing a Proportion p



Tests Involving Paired Differences (Dependent Samples)



Testing?1-?2 and p1-p2 (Independent Samples)



Correlation and Regression Focus Problem: Changing Populations and Crime Rate



Scatter Diagrams and Linear Correlation



Linear Regression and the Coefficient of Determination



Inferences for Correlation and Regression



Multiple Regression



Chi-Square and F Distributions Focus Problem: Archaeology in Bandelier National Monumen



Inferences Using the Chi-Square Distribution Overview of the Chi-Square Distribution



Chi-Square: Tests of Independence and of Homogeneity



Chi-Square: Goodness of Fit



Testing and Estimating a Single Variance or Standard Deviatio



Inferences Using the F Distribution



Testing Two Variances



One-Way ANOVA: Comparing Several Sample Means



Introduction to Two-Way ANOVA



Nonparametric Statistics Focus Problem: How Cold? Compared to What



The Sign Test for Matched Pairs



The Rank-Sum Test



Spearman Rank Correlation



Runs Test for Randomness Cumulative Review Problems: Chapters 10-12



Additional Topic



Bayes's Theore



The Hypergeometric Probability Distribution



Tables



Random Numbers



Binomial Coefficients



Binomial Probaility Distribution



Poisson Probability Distribution



Areas of a Standard Normal Distribution



Critical Values for Student's t Distribution



The X2 Distribution



Critical Values for F Distribution



Critical Values for Spearman Rank Correlation



Critical Values for Number of Runs R