Discovering Statistics

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Statistics Software Only	0-918091-31-4	978-0-918091-31-4
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Chapter 1: Statistics and Problem Solving
1.1 - 1.3	Getting Started
Chapter 2: Data, Reality and Problem Solving
2.1 - 2.4	The Reality of Conducting a Study
2.5 - 2.6	Levels of Measurement
	Chapter 2 Review
Chapter 3: Organizing, Displaying, and Interpreting Data
ch 3a	Frequency Distributions
ch 3b	Graphical Displays of Data: Pie Charts and Bar Graphs
ch 3c	Graphical Displays of Data: Histograms, Polygons, Stem and Leaf Plots
ch 3d	Analyzing Graphs
	Chapter 3 Review
Chapter 4: Describing Data from One Variable
4.1 - 4.3a	Measures of Location
4.1 - 4.3b	Measures of Dispersion
4.1 - 4.3c	Constructing Samples
4.4	Measures of Relative Position
4.5 - 4.10	Applying the Standard Deviation
	Chapter 4 Review
Chapter 5: Discovering Relationships
5.2 - 5.5	Scatter Plots and Correlation
5.6 - 5.9	Fitting a Linear Model
	Chapter 5 Review
Chapter 6: Probability, Randomness, and Uncertainty
6.1 - 6.4	Classical Probability
6.5 - 6.11	Basic Probability Rules
6.12a	Basic Counting Rules
6.12b	Additional Counting Techniques
	Chapter 6 Review
Chapter 7: Probability Distributions, Information about the Future
7.1 - 7.4	Discrete Random Variables
7.7	The Binomial Distribution
7.8	The Poisson Distribution
7.9	The Hypergeometric Distribution
	Chapter 7 Review
Chapter 8: Continuous Random Variables
8.3a	Introduction to the Normal Curve
8.3b	Reading a Normal Curve Table
8.4a	The Normal Distribution
8.4b	z - transformations
8.5	Approximations to Other Distributions
	Chapter 8 Review
Chapter 9: Samples and Sampling Distribution
9.1	Sampling Distributions Simulation
9.6	Sampling Distributions (Means)
9.7	Sampling Distributions (Proportions)
	Chapter 9 Review
Chapter 10: Estimating Means and Proportions
10.1 - 10.3	Introduction to Estimating Means
10.4, 10.6	Interval Estimation of the Population Mean
10.5a	Find the Value of t
10.5b	Interval Estimation of the Population Mean for a Normal Population with Sigma Unknown
10.7 - 10.9	Estimation (Proportions)
	Chapter 10 Review

Chapter 11: Introduction to Hypothesis Testing
11.1	Developing a Hypothesis
11.2	Reaching a Conclusion
11.4a	Hypothesis Testing Means (P Value)
11.4b	Hypothesis Testing Means (z Value)
11.4c	Hypothesis Testing Means (t Value)
	Chapter 11 Review
Chapter 12: Additional Topics with Hypothesis Testing
12.1a	Hypothesis Testing Proportions (P Value)
12.1b	Hypothesis Testing Proportions (z Value)
12.2	Testing Hypothesis about a Population Variance
12.3a	Comparing Two Means (Large Independent Samples)
12.3b	Comparing Two Means (Small Independent Samples)
12.4	Paired Difference
12.5	Comparing Two Population Proportions
	Chapter 12 Review
Chapter 13: Regression, Inference, and Model Building
13.2 - 13.4	Regression Analysis I
13.8a	Inference Concerning the Coefficients of the Multiple Regression Model
13.8b	ANOVA Regression
	Chapter 13 Review
Chapter 14: The Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)
14.2, 14.4	ANOVA
Chapter 15: Looking for Relationships in Qualitative Data
15.2	Chi-Square Test for Goodness of Fit
15.3	Chi-Square Test for Association Between Two Qualitative Variables
	Chapter 15 Review
Chapter 17: Statistical Process Control
17.3	Monitoring with an x-bar Chart
17.4	Monitoring with an R Chart
17.5	Monitoring with a p Chart
	Chapter 17 Review
Appendix I
A.1	The Process of a Statistical Study
A.2	Games of Chance
A.3	Name that Distribution
A.4	Comparing Two Means (Large, Independent Samples)
A.5	Comparing Two Means (Small, Independent Samples)
A.6	Comparing Two Means (Dependent Samples)
A.7	Comparing Two Proportions (Large, Independent Samples)
A.8	Comparing Two Population Variances
A.9	Direct Mail
Appendix II
A.10	Hypothesis Testing - Two Population Variances
A.11	Estimating Population Variance
A.12	c-Charts
A.13	Mean Charts Using s