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

McClave, James T.

A first course in statistics /James T. McClave, Terry Sincich. - tenth edition. - Upper Saddle River, New Jersey : Pearson/Prentice Hall, (c)2009. - xxi, 596 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm +



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.

The Tenth Edition of this highly-regarded introductory text emphasizes inference and sound decision-making through its extensive coverage of data collection and analysis. McClave develops statistical thinking and teaches readers to properly assess the credibility of inferences-from the vantage point of both the consumer and the producer. This edition incorporates more exercises and more visual features, such as redesigned end-of-chapter summaries and an increased use of applets. This text assumes a mathematical background of basic algebra.



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Statistics.

QA276 / .F577 2009