Introductory Statistics /
Prem S. Mann.
- 5th ed.
- Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, c2004.
- 1 v (various pagings) : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Includes index.
Chapter 1. Introduction. Chapter 2. Organizing Data. Chapter 3. Numerical Descriptive Measures. Chapter 4. Probability. Chapter 5. Discrete Random Variables and Their Probability Distributions. Chapter 6. Continuous Random Variables and the Normal Distribution. Chapter 7. Sampling Distributions. Chapter 8. Estimation of the Mean and Proportion. Chapter 9. Hypothesis Tests About the Mean and Proportion. Chapter 10. Estimation and Hypothesis Testing: Two Populations. Chapter 11. Chi-Square Tests. Chapter 12. Analysis of Variance. Chapter 13. Simple Linear Regression. Chapter 14. Nonparametric Methods. Appendix A. Sample Surveys, Sampling Techniques & Design of Experiments. Appendix B. Explanation of Data Sets. Appendix C. Statistical Tables. Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Exercises and Self-Review Tests. Photo Credits. Index.
Through four previous editions, Introductory Statistics has made statistics both interesting and accessible to a wide and varied audience. The realistic content of its examples and exercises, the clarity and brevity of its presentation, and the soundness of its pedagogical approach have received the highest remarks from both students and instructors. Now this bestseller is available in a new Fifth Edition.