| A First Course in Statistics Contributor(s): McClave, James (Author), Sincich, Terry (Author) |
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ISBN: 0134080629 ISBN-13: 9780134080628 Publisher: Pearson OUR PRICE: $208.99 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Mathematics | Probability & Statistics - General |
| Dewey: 519.5 |
| LCCN: 2015027150 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 8.5" W x 10.9" (3.30 lbs) 648 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A Contemporary Classic Classic, yet contemporary; theoretical, yet applied-McClave & Sincich's A First Course in Statistics gives you the best of both worlds. This text offers a trusted, comprehensive introduction to statistics that emphasizes inference and integrates real data throughout. The authors stress the development of statistical thinking, the assessment of credibility, and value of the inferences made from data. This new edition is extensively revised with an eye on clearer, more concise language throughout the text and in the exercises. Ideal for one- or two-semester courses in introductory statistics, this text assumes a mathematical background of basic algebra. Flexibility is built in for instructors who teach a more advanced course, with optional footnotes about calculus and the underlying theory. KEY TOPICS: Statistics, Data, and Statistical Thinking; Methods for Describing Sets of Data; Probability; Discrete Random Variables; Continuous Random Variables; Sampling Distributions; Inferences Based on a Single Sample: Estimation with Confidence Intervals; Inferences Based on a Single Sample: Tests of Hypothesis; Inferences Based on Two Samples: Confidence Intervals and Tests of Hypotheses; Analysis of Variance: Comparing More than Two Means; Simple Linear Regression; Multiple Regression and Model Building; Categorical Data Analysis; Nonparametric Statistics MARKET: For all readers interested in statistics. |