Introductory Statistics, 2/e

In this revised text, master expositor Sheldon Ross has produced a unique work in introductory statistics. The text's main merits are the clarity of presentation, contemporary examples and applications from diverse areas, and an explanation of intuition and ideas behind the statistical methods. To quote from the preface, "It is only when a student develops a feel or intuition for statistics that she or he is really on the path toward making sense of data." Ross achieves this goal through a coherent mix of mathematical analysis, intuitive discussions and examples.

 

Table of Contents:

Preface
Introduction to Statistics
Describing Data Sets
Using Statistics to Summarize Data Sets
Probability
Discrete Random Variables
Normal Random Variables
Distributions of Sampling Statistics
Estimation
Testing Statistical Hypotheses
Hypothesis Tests Concerning Two Populations
Analysis of Variance
Linear Regression
Chi-Squared Goodness of Fit Tests
Nonparametric Hypotheses Tests
Quality Control
Appendices