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.