ELEMENTARY STATISTICS: A STEP BY STEP APPROACH

Elementary Statistics: A Brief Version, is a shorter version of the popular text Elementary Statistics: A Step by Step Approach. This softcover edition includes all the features of the longer book, but it is designed for a course in which the time available limits the number of topics covered. It is for general beginning statistics courses with a basic algebra prerequisite. The book is non-theoretical, explaining concepts intuitively and teaching problem solving through worked examples and step-by-step instructions. This edition places more emphasis on conceptual understanding and understanding results. This edition also features increased emphasis on Excel, MINITAB, and the TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus graphing calculators; computing technologies commonly used in such courses.

Ch 1 The Nature of Probability and Statistics
Ch 2 Frequency Distributions and Graphs
Ch 3 Data Description
Ch 4 Probability and Counting Rules
Ch 5 Discrete Probability Distributions
Ch 6 The Normal Distribution
Ch 7 Confidence Intervals and Sample Size
Ch 8 Hypothesis Testing
Ch 9 Testing the Difference Between Two Means, Two Proportions, and Two Variances
Ch 10 Correlation and Regression
Ch 11 Chi-Square and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)
Appendix A Algebra Review
Appendix B-1 Writing the Research Report
Appendix B-2 Alternate Approach to the Standard Normal Distribution
Appendix C Tables
Appendix D Data Bank
Appendix E Glossary
Appendix F Bibliography
Appendix G Photo Credits
Appendix H Selected Answers