Elementary Statistics Using Excel / Edition 6

by Mario Triola

Overview

For courses in Introductory Statistics

Real data brings statistics to life

From opinion polls and clinical trials to self-driving cars, statistics influences and shapes the world around us. Best-selling author Marty Triola is committed to keeping Elementary Statistics relentlessly current—with an unprecedented amount of up-to-the-minute real data—so that readers of all backgrounds understand the role of statistics in the world around them. In addition to an abundance of new data sets, examples, and exercises, the Sixth Edition is designed to be even more flexible, with the addition of learning objectives as an organizational tool, larger data sets, and new topics in line with advancements in statistics. In addition, readers will find more support in an all-new series of videos, more opportunities for practice, and improved support for statistical software.

Elementary Statistics is part of a series that also includes an Essentials version as well as technology-specific texts, Elementary Statistics Using the TI 83/84 Plus Calculator and Elementary Statistics Using Excel. Data sets and other resources for this series are available at our website.

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780134506623
Publisher:	Pearson Education
Publication date:	01/05/2017
Edition description:	Older Edition
Pages:	864
Product dimensions:	8.60(w) x 10.90(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

Mario F. Triola is a Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at Dutchess Community College, where he has taught statistics for over 30 years. Marty is the author of Essentials of Statistics, 5th Edition, Elementary Statistics Using Excel, 6th Edition, Elementary Statistics Using the TI-83/84 Plus Calculator, 4th Edition, and he is a co-author of Biostatistics for the Biological and Health Sciences, 2nd Edition, Statistical Reasoning for Everyday Life, 5th Edition, and Business Statistics.

Elementary Statistics is currently available as an International Edition, and it has been translated into several foreign languages. Marty designed the original Statdisk statistical software, and he has written several manuals and workbooks for technology supporting statistics education. He has been a speaker at many conferences and colleges. Marty’s consulting work includes the design of casino slot machines. He has worked with attorneys in determining probabilities in paternity lawsuits, analyzing data in medical malpractice lawsuits, identifying salary inequities based on gender, and analyzing disputed election results. He has also used statistical methods in analyzing medical school surveys, and analyzing survey results for the New York City Transit Authority. Marty has testified as an expert witness in New York State Supreme Court. The Text and Academic Authors Association has awarded Marty a “Texty” for Excellence for his work on Elementary Statistics.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction to Statistics.
Overview.
The Nature of Data.
Uses and Abuses of Statistics.
Design of Experiments.
Introduction to Excel.

2. Describing, Exploring, and Comparing Data.
Overview.
Summarizing Data with Frequency Tables.
Pictures of Data.
Measures of Center.
Measures of Variation.
Measures of Position.
Exploratory Data Analysis.

3. Probability.
Overview.
Fundamentals.
Addition Rule.
Multiplication Rule: Basics.
Multiplication Rule: Complements and Conditional Probability.
Probabilities Through Simulations.
Counting.

4. Probability Distributions.
Overview.
Random Variables.
Binomial Probability Distributions.
Mean, Variance, and Standard Deviation for the Binomial Distribution.
The Poisson Distribution.

5. Normal Probability Distributions.
Overview.
The Standard Normal Distribution.
Nonstandard Normal Distributions: Finding Probabilities.
Nonstandard Normal Distributions: Finding Values.
The Central Limit Theorem.
Normal Distribution as Approximation to Binomial Distribution.
Determining Normality.

6. Estimates and Sample Sizes.
Overview.
Estimating a Population Mean: Large Samples.
Estimating a Population Mean: Small Samples.
Determining Sample Size.
Estimating a Population Proportion.
Estimating a Population Variance.

7. Hypothesis Testing.
Overview.
Fundamentals of Hypothesis Testing.
Testing a Claim about a Mean: Large Samples.
Testing a Claim about a Mean: Small Samples.
Testing a Claim about a Proportion.
Testing a Claim about a Standard Deviation or Variance.

8. Inferences from TwoSamples.
Overview.
Inferences about Two Means: Independent and Large Samples.
Inferences about Two Means: Matched Pairs.
Inferences about Two Proportions.
Comparing Variation in Two Samples.
Inferences about Two Means: Independent and Small Samples.

9. Correlation and Regression.
Overview.
Correlation.
Regression.
Variation and Prediction Intervals.
Multiple Regression.
Modeling.

10. Multinomial Experiments and Contingency Tables.
Overview.
Multinomial Experiments: Goodness-of-Fit.
Contingency Tables: Independence and Homogeneity.

11. Analysis of Variance.
Overview.
One-Way ANOVA.
Two-Way ANOVA.

12. Statistical Process Control.
Overview.
Control Charts for Variation and Mean.
Control Charts for Attributes.

13. Nonparametric Statistics.
Overview.
Sign Test.
Wilcoxon Signed-Ranks Test for Matched Pairs.
Wilcoxon Rank-Sum Test for Two Independent Samples.
Kruskal-Wallis Test.
Rank Correlation.
Runs Test for Randomness.

14. Projects, Procedures, Perspectives.
A Statistics Group Project.
Which Procedure Applies?
A Perspective.

Appendices.
A: Tables.
B: Data Sets.
C: Excel References.
D: Glossary.
E: Bibliography.
F: Answers to Odd-Numbered Exercises (and All Review Exercises and All Cumulative Review Exercises).

Credits.
Index.

Editorial Reviews

A text/CD-ROM introduction to basic statistics, placing strong emphasis on understanding concepts of statistics, with Excel included throughout as the key supplement. Offers detailed Excel instructions, and 125 samples of Excel displays, plus many pedagogical features. Can be used for students who have completed an elementary algebra course, majoring in fields such as social sciences, education, engineering, and communications. The CD-ROM contains an add-in that expands the capacity of Excel, the statistical package STATDISK, and data sets formatted for Excel and STATDISK. Triola teaches mathematics at Dutchess Community College. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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