Elementary Statistics: Picturing the World plus Pearson MyLab Statistics with Pearson eText, Global Edition

I. DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS

 

1. Introduction to Statistics

1.1 An Overview of Statistics 

1.2 Data Classification 

1.3 Data Collection and Experimental Design 

 

2. Descriptive Statistics 

2.1 Frequency Distributions and Their Graphs 

2.2 More Graphs and Displays 

2.3 Measures of Central Tendency 

2.4 Measures of Variation 

2.5 Measures of Position 

 

II. PROBABILITY AND PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS

 

3. Probability 

3.1 Basic Concepts of Probability and Counting 

3.2 Conditional Probability and the Multiplication Rule 

3.3 The Addition Rule 

3.4 Additional Topics in Probability and Counting 

 

4. Discrete Probability Distributions 

4.1 Probability Distributions 

4.2 Binomial Distributions 

4.3 More Discrete Probability Distributions 

 

5. Normal Probability Distributions 

5.1 Introduction to Normal Distributions and the Standard Normal Distribution 

5.2 Normal Distributions: Finding Probabilities 

5.3 Normal Distributions: Finding Values 

5.4 Sampling Distributions and the Central Limit Theorem 

5.5 Normal Approximations to Binomial Distributions 

 

III. STATISTICAL INFERENCE

 

6. Confidence Intervals 

6.1 Confidence Intervals for the Mean (S Known) 

6.2 Confidence Intervals for the Mean (S Unknown) 

6.3 Confidence Intervals for Population Proportions 

6.4 Confidence Intervals for Variance and Standard Deviation 

 

7. Hypothesis Testing with One Sample 

7.1 Introduction to Hypothesis Testing 

7.2 Hypothesis Testing for the Mean (S Known) 

7.3 Hypothesis Testing for the Mean (S Unknown) 

7.4 Hypothesis Testing for Proportions 

7.5 Hypothesis Testing for Variance and Standard Deviation 

 

8. Hypothesis Testing with Two Samples
8.1 Testing the Difference Between Means (Independent Samples, S1 and S2 Known)
8.2 Testing the Difference Between Means (Independent Samples, S1 and S2 Unknown)
8.3 Testing the Difference Between Means (Dependent Samples)
8.4 Testing the Difference Between Proportions

IV. MORE STATISTICAL INFERENCE

 

9. Correlation and Regression 

9.1 Correlation 

9.2 Linear Regression 

9.3 Measures of Regression and Prediction Intervals 

9.4 Multiple Regression 

 

10. Chi-Square Tests and the F -Distribution 

10.1 Goodness-of-Fit Test 

10.2 Independence 

10.3 Comparing Two Variances 

10.4 Analysis of Variance 

 

11. Nonparametric Tests (Web and MyLab Statistics Only)*

11.1 The Sign Test

11.2 The Wilcoxon Tests

11.3 The Kruskal-Wallis Test

11.4 Rank Correlation

11.5 The Runs Test

 

* Available at www.pearson.com/math-stats-resources and in MyLab Statistics.

 

 

APPENDICES

Appendix A: Alternative Presentation of the Standard Normal Distribution 

Appendix B: Tables 

Appendix C: Normal Probability Plots