A first course in statistics / James T. McClave, Terry Sincich.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McClave, James T.

Contributor:

Sincich, Terry.

John G. Hartman Memorial Library Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Statistics.

Physical Description:

xxi, 596 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)

Edition:

Tenth edition.

Place of Publication:

Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson/Prentice Hall, [2009]

Summary:

Accompanying CD-ROM contains ... "applets (short JAVA computer programs ... [and] files for all of the data sets marked with a CD icon."--P. xi.

This introduction to statistics presents balanced coverage of both the theory and application of statistics and at the same time helps students to develop and enhance their critical thinking skills.

Contents:

Statistics, Data, and Statistical Thinking

Methods for Describing Sets of Data

Probability

Random Variables and Probability Distributions

Inferences Based on a Single Sample: Estimation with Confidence Intervals

Inferences Based on a Single Sample: Tests of Hypothesis

Comparing Population Means

Comparing Population Proportions

Simple Linear Regression.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the John G. Hartman Memorial Library Fund.

ISBN:

9780136152590

0136152597

0132078287

0132363437

9780132078283

9780132363433

OCLC:

180080886