Elementary Statistics Using Excel / Edition 4

by Mario F. Triola

Overview

For courses in Introductory Statistics

Real data brings statistics to life

From opinion polls and clinical trials to self-driving cars, statistics influences and shapes the world around us. Best-selling author Marty Triola is committed to keeping Elementary Statistics relentlessly current--with an unprecedented amount of up-to-the-minute real data--so that readers of all backgrounds understand the role of statistics in the world around them. In addition to an abundance of new data sets, examples, and exercises, the Sixth Edition is designed to be even more flexible, with the addition of learning objectives as an organizational tool, larger data sets, and new topics in line with advancements in statistics. In addition, readers will find more support in an all-new series of videos, more opportunities for practice, and improved support for statistical software.

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780321564962
Publisher:	Pearson
Publication date:	03/16/2009
Series:	Triola Statistics Series
Edition description:	Older Edition
Pages:	928
Product dimensions:	8.70(w) x 11.00(h) x 1.40(d)

About the Author

Mario F. Triola is a Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at Dutchess Community College, where he has taught statistics for over 30 years. Marty is the author of Essentials of Statistics, 5th Edition, Elementary Statistics Using Excel, 6th Edition, Elementary Statistics Using the TI-83/84 Plus Calculator, 4th Edition, and he is a co-author of Biostatistics for the Biological and Health Sciences, 2nd Edition, Statistical Reasoning for Everyday Life, 5th Edition, and Business Statistics.

Elementary Statistics is currently available as an International Edition, and it has been translated into several foreign languages. Marty designed the original Statdisk statistical software, and he has written several manuals and workbooks for technology supporting statistics education. He has been a speaker at many conferences and colleges. Marty’s consulting work includes the design of casino slot machines. He has worked with attorneys in determining probabilities in paternity lawsuits, analyzing data in medical malpractice lawsuits, identifying salary inequities based on gender, and analyzing disputed election results. He has also used statistical methods in analyzing medical school surveys, and analyzing survey results for the New York City Transit Authority. Marty has testified as an expert witness in New York State Supreme Court. The Text and Academic Authors Association has awarded Marty a “Texty” for Excellence for his work on Elementary Statistics.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction to Statistics

1.1 Review and Preview

1.2 Statistical Thinking and Critical Thinking

1.3 Types of Data

1.4 Collecting Sample Data 1.5 Introduction to Excel

Chapter 2 Summarizing and Graphing

2.1 Review and Preview

2.2 Frequency Distributions

2.3 Histograms

2.4 Graphs that Enlighten and Graphs that Deceive

Chapter 3 Statistics for Describing, Exploring, and Comparing

3.1 Review and Preview

3.2 Measures of Center

3.3 Measures of Variation

3.4 Measures of Relative Standing & Boxplots

Chapter 4 Probability

4.1 Review and Preview

4.2 Basic Concepts of Probability

4.3 Addition Rule

4.4 Multiplication Rule: Basics

4.5 Multiplication Rule: Complements and Conditional Probability

4.6 Counting

4.7 Probabilities Through Simulations (on CD)

4.8 Bayes’ Theorem (on CD)

Chapter 5 Discrete Probability Distributions

5.1 Review and Preview

5.2 Probability Distributions

5.3 Binomial Probability Distributions

5.4 Parameters for Binomial Distributions

5.5 Poisson Probability Distributions

Chapter 6 Normal Probability Distributions

6.1 Review and Preview

6.2 The Standard Normal Distribution

6.3 Applications of Normal Distributions

6.4 Sampling Distributions and Estimators

6.5 Central Limit Theorem

6.6 Assessing Normality

6.7 Normal as Approximation to Binomial

Chapter 7 Estimates and Sample Sizes

7.1 Review and Preview

7.2 Estimating a Population Proportion

7.3 Estimating Population Mean

7.4 Estimating Population Standard Deviation or Variance

Chapter 8 Hypothesis Testing

8.1 Review and Preview

8.2 Basics of Hypothesis Testing

8.3 Testing a Claim About a Proportion

8.4 Testing a Claim About a Mean

8.5 Testing a Claim About a Standard Deviation or Variance

Chapter 9 Inferences from Two Samples

9.1 Review and Preview

9.2 Two Proportions

9.3 Two Means: Independent Samples

9.4 Two Dependent Samples (Matched Pairs)

9.5 Two Variances or Standard Deviations

Chapter 10 Correlation and Regression

10.1 Review and Preview

10.2 Correlation

10.3 Regression

10.4 Prediction Intervals and Variation

10.5 Multiple Regression

10.6 Nonlinear Regression

Chapter 11 Goodness-of-Fit and Contingency Tables

11.1 Review and Preview

11.2 Goodness-of-Fit

11.3 Contingency Tables

Chapter 12 Analysis of Variance

12.1 Review and Preview

12.2 One-Way ANOVA

12.3 Two-Way ANOVA

Chapter 13 Nonparametric Tests

13.1 Review and Preview

13.2 Sign Test

13.3 Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test for Matched Pairs

13.4 Wilcoxon Rank-Sum Test for Two Independent Samples

13.5 Kruskal-Wallis Test

13.6 Rank Correlation

13.7 Runs Test for Randomness

Chapter 14 Statistical Process Control

14.1 Review and Preview

14.2 Control Charts for Variation and Mean

14.3 Control Charts for Attributes