Introductory Statistics
Custom Version 1.0.11
By Douglas S. Shafer and Zhiyi Zhang
John Steelquist
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- Wide range of exercises for each concept to drive comprehension.
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Introductory Statistics provides a concise, coherent explanation of introductory statistics topics that caters to the needs of general education students in standard one-semester introductory courses. Introductory Statistics ensures student comprehension by focusing on important core concepts and using a variety of exercises and examples to illustrate topics covered. As a result, Introductory Statistics provides a low-cost, high-quality alternative to existing options on the market.
- About the Authors
- Acknowledgements
- Dedication
- Preface
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Chapter 1: Introduction
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Chapter 2: Descriptive Statistics
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Chapter 3: Basic Concepts of Probability
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Chapter 4: Discrete Random Variables
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Chapter 5: Continous Random Variables
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Chapter 6: Sampling Distributions
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Chapter 7: Estimation
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Chapter 8: Testing Hypotheses
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Chapter 9: Two-Sample Problems
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Chapter 10: Correlation and Regression
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Appendix A: Chapter Tables
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Appendix B: More Tables

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