1. Data and Statistics. 2. Descriptive Statistics: Tabular andGraphical Methods. 3. Descriptive Statistics: Numerical Methods. 4. Introduction to Probability. 5. Discrete Probability Distributions. 6. Continuous Probability Distributions. 7. Sampling and Sampling Distributions. 8. Interval Estimation. 9. Hypothesis Testing. 10. Statistical Inference about Means and Proportions with Two Populations. 11. Inferences about Population Variances. 12. Tests of Goodness of Fit and Independence. 13. Analysis of Variance and Experimental Design. 14. Simple Linear Regression. 15. Multiple Regression. 16. Regression Analysis: Model Building. 17. Nonparametric Methods. 18. Statistical Methods for QualityControl. 19. Decision Analysis. 20. Sample Survey (located onCD). APPENDICES. A. References and Bibliography. B. Tables. C.Summation Notation. D. Self-Test Solutions and Answers toEven-Numbered Exercises. E. Excel Functions and the FunctionWizard.

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