Table of Contents
I. INTRODUCTION.
1. The Nature Of Statistics.
Case Study.General Objectives.Chapter Outline.Two Kinds of
Statistics.Classifying Statistical Studies.The Development of
Statistics.Using the Computer.Is a Study Necessary?Simple Random
Sampling.Other Sampling Procedures.Observational Studies and
Designed Experiments.Introduction to Experimental Design.Internet
Project.Using the Focus Database.Case Study
Discussion.Biography.Chapter Review.Review Test.
II. DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS.
2. Organizing Data.
Case Study.General Objectives.Chapter Outline.Variables and
Data.Grouping Data.Graphs and Charts.Stem-and-Leaf
Diagrams.Distribution Shapes; Symmetry and Skewness.Misleading
Graphs.Internet Project.Using the Focus Database.Case Study
Discussion.Biography.Chapter Review.Review Test.
3. Descriptive
Measures.
Case Study.General Objectives.Chapter Outline.Measures of
Center.The Sample Mean.Measures of Variation; the Sample Standard
Deviation.The Five-Number Summary; Boxplots.Descriptive Measures
for Populations; Use of Samples.Internet Project.Using the Focus
Database.Case Study Discussion.Biography.Chapter Review.Review
Test.
III. PROBABILITY, RANDOM VARIABLES, AND SAMPLING
DISTRIBUTIONS.
4. Probability Concepts.
Case Study.General Objectives.Chapter Outline.Probability
Basics.Events.Some Rules of Probability.Contingency Tables; Joint
and Marginal Probabilities.Conditional Probability.The
Multiplication Rule; Independence.Bayes's Rule.Counting
Rules.Internet Project.Using the Focus Database.Case Study
Discussion.Biography.Chapter Review.Review Test.
5. Discrete
Random Variables.
Case Study.General Objectives.Chapter Outline.Discrete Random
Variables; Probability Distributions.The Mean and Standard
Deviation of a Discrete Random Variable.The Binomial
Distribution.The Poisson Distribution.Internet Project.Using the
Focus Database.Case Study Discussion.Biography.Chapter
Review.Review Test.
6. The Normal Distribution.
Case Study.General Objectives.Chapter Outline.Introducing Normally
Distributed Variables.Areas Under the Standard Normal Curve.Working
With Normally Distributed Variables.Assessing Normality; Normal
Probability Plots.The Normal Approximation to the Binomial
Distribution.Internet Project.Using the Focus Database.Case Study
Discussion.Biography.Chapter Review.Review Test.
7. The Sampling
Distribution of the Mean.
Case Study.General Objectives.Chapter Outline.Sampling Error; the
Need for Sampling Distributions.The Mean and Standard Deviation of
X—The Sampling Distribution of the Mean.Internet Project.Using the
Focus Database.Case Study Discussion.Biography.Chapter
Review.Review Test.
IV. INFERENTIAL STATISTICS.
8. Confidence Intervals for One Population Mean.
Case Study.General Objectives.Chapter Outline.Estimating a
Population Mean.Confidence Intervals for One Population Mean When
Is Known.Margin of Error.Confidence Intervals for One Population
Mean When Is Unknown.Internet Project.Using the Focus Database.Case
Study.Discussion.Biography.Chapter Review.Review Test.
9.
Hypothesis Tests for One Population Mean.
Case Study.General Objectives.Chapter Outline.The Nature of
Hypothesis Testing.Terms, Errors, and Hypotheses.Hypothesis Tests
for One Population Mean When Is Known.Type II Error Probabilities;
Power.P-Values.Hypothesis Tests for One Population Mean When Is
Unknown.The Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test.Which Procedure Should Be
Used?Internet Project.Using the Focus Database.Case Study
Discussion.Biography.Chapter Review.Review Test.
10. Inferences
for Two Population Means.
Case Study.General Objectives.Chapter Outline.The Sampling
Distribution of the Difference Between Two Means for Independent
Samples.Inferences for Two Population Means Using Independent
Samples (Standard Deviations Assumed Equal).Inferences for Two
Population Means Using Independent Samples (Standard Deviations Not
Assumed Equal).The Mann-Whitney Test.Inferences for Two Population
Means Using Paired Samples.The Paired Wilcoxon Signed-Rank
Test.Which Procedure Should Be Used?Internet Project.Using the
Focus Database.Case Study Discussion.Biography.Chapter
Review.Review Test.
11. Inferences for Population Standard
Deviations.
Case Study.General Objectives.Chapter Outline.Inferences for One
Population Standard Deviation.Inferences for Two Population
Standard Deviations Using Independent Samples.Internet
Project.Using the Focus Database.Case Study
Discussion.Biography.Chapter Review.Review Test.
12. Inferences
for Population Proportions.
Case Study.General Objectives.Chapter Outline.Confidence Intervals
for One Population Proportion.Hypothesis Tests for One Population
Proportion.Inferences for Two Population Proportions Using
Independent Samples.Internet Project.Using the Focus Database.Case
Study Discussion.Biography.Chapter.Review.Review
Test.
13.Chi-Square Procedures.
Case Study.General Objectives.Chapter Outline.The Chi-Square
Distribution.Chi-Square Goodness-Of-Fit Test.Contingency Tables;
Association.Chi-Square Independence Test.Internet Project.Using the
Focus Database.Case Study Discussion.Biography.Chapter
Review.Review Test.
V. REGRESSION, CORRELATION, AND ANOVA.
14. Descriptive Methods in Regression and Correlation.
Case Study.General Objectives.Chapter Outline.Linear Equations with
One Independent Variable.The Regression Equation.The Coefficient of
Determination.Linear Correlation.Internet Project.Using the Focus
Database.Case Study Discussion.Biography.Chapter Review.Review
Test
15. Inferential Methods in Regression and
Correlation.
Case Study.General Objectives.Chapter Outline.The Regression Model;
Analysis of Residuals.Inferences for the Slope of the Population
Regression Line.Estimation and Prediction.Testing for
Normality.Internet Project.Using the Focus Database.Case Study
Discussion.Biography.Chapter Review.Review Test.
16. Analysis of
Variance (ANOVA).
Case Study.General Objectives.Chapter Outline.The
F-Distribution.One-Way ANOVA: The Logic.One-Way ANOVA: The
Procedure.Multiple Comparisons.The Kruskal-Wallis Test.Internet
Project.Using the Focus Database.Case Study
Discussion.Biography.Chapter Review.Review Test.Optional Modular
Chapters available as Supplements or Custom Additions to the text.
VI. MULTIPLE REGRESSION AND MODEL BUILDING; EXPERIMENTAL
DESIGN AND ANOVA.
17. Multiple Regression Analysis.
Case StudyGeneral Objectives.Chapter Outline.The Multiple Linear
Regression Model.Estimation of the Regression Parameters.Inferences
Concerning the Utility of the Regression Model.Inferences
Concerning the Utility of Particular Predictor Variables.Confidence
Intervals for Mean Response; Prediction Intervals for
Response.Checking Model Assumptions and Residual Analysis.Internet
Project.Using the Focus Database.Case Study
Discussion.Biography.Chapter Review.Review Test.
Chapter 18.
Model Building in Regression.
Case Study.General Objectives.Chapter Outline.Transformations to
Remedy Model Violations.Specific Models: Polynomial Models/
Qualitative Predictors.Model Selection in Multiple
Regression.Pitfalls and Warnings.Internet Project.Using the Focus
Database.Case Study Discussion.Biography.Chapter Review.Review
Test.
19. Design of Experiments and Analysis of Variance.
Case Study.General Objectives.Chapter Outline.Completely Randomized
Design.Factorial Design.Two-Way ANOVA (Balanced Data).Randomized
Block Design.One-Way Randomized Block Analysis.Internet
Project.Using the Focus Database.Case Study
Discussion.Biography.Chapter Review.Review Test.
APPENDIXES.
Appendix A: Statistical Tables.
I. Random numbers.II. Areas under the standard normal curve.III.
Normal scores.IV. Values of t…V. Critical values for a Wilcoxon
signed-rank test.VI. Critical values for a one-tailed Mann—Whitney
test with … = 0.025 or a two-tailed Mann—Whitney test with … =
0.05.VII. Critical values for a one-tailed Mann—Whitney test with …
= 0.05 or a two-tailed Mann—Whitney test with … = 0.10.VIII. Values
of X2….IX. Values of F….X. Critical Values for a correlation test
for normality.XI. Values of q0.01.XII. Values of q0.05.
Appendix
B: Answers to Selected Exercises.
