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Book SynopsisElementary Statistics: A Step by Step Approach was written as an aid in the beginning statistics course to students whose mathematical background is limited to basic algebra. The book follows a non-theoretical approach without formal proofs, explaining concepts intuitively and supporting them with abundant examples. The applications span a range of topics, including problems in business, sports, health, architecture, education, entertainment, political science, psychology, history, criminal justice, the environment, transportation, physical sciences, demographics, and travel.
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Table of ContentsCHAPTER 1: The Nature of Probability and Statistics
CHAPTER 2: Frequency Distributions and Graphs
CHAPTER 3: Data Description
CHAPTER 4: Probability and Counting Rules
CHAPTER 5: Discrete Probability Distributions
CHAPTER 6: The Normal Distribution
CHAPTER 7: Confidence Intervals and Sample Size
CHAPTER 8: Hypothesis Testing
CHAPTER 9: Testing the Difference Between Two Means, Two Proportions, and Two Variances
CHAPTER 10: Correlation and Regression
CHAPTER 11: Other Chi-Square Tests
CHAPTER 12: Analysis of Variance
CHAPTER 13: Nonparametric Statistics
CHAPTER 14: Sampling and Simulation
