Statistics: Concepts and Controversies 9th Edition, (Ebook PDF)

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Product details:

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1464192936
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1464192937
• Author: David S. Moore (Author), William I. Notz (Author)

David Moore and William Notz’s Statistics: Concepts and Controversies introduces students to statistical ideas. This popular textbook shows them how those ideas can then be used to shed new light on the statistical claims they see every day. The ultimate goal is to equip students with solid statistical reasoning skills that will help them understand the impact of statistics on all aspects of our lives and society.

The new edition builds on its signature combination of engaging cases, real-life examples and exercises, helpful pedagogy, rich full-color design, and innovative media learning tools, all significantly updated.

Part of the best-selling Moore family of statistics books, this offers a lively and engaging introduction to statistics to students unfamiliar with the subject. This textbook is available on LaunchPad, which combines an interactive ebook with multimedia content and assessment tools, including LearningCurve adaptive quizzing.  See ‘Instructor Resources’ and ‘Student Resources’ for further information.

Table contents:

1 Where Do Data Come From?

2 Samples, Good and Bad

3 What Do Samples Tell Us?

4 Sample Surveys in the Real World

5 Experiments, Good and Bad

6 Experiments in the Real World

7 Data Ethics

8 Measuring

9 Do the Numbers Make Sense?

10 Graphs, Good and Bad

11 Displaying Distributions with Graphs

12 Describing Distributions with Numbers

13 Normal Distributions

14 Describing Relationships: Scatterplots and Correlation

15 Describing Relationships: Regression, Prediction, and Causation

16 The Consumer Price Index and Government Statistics

17 Thinking about Chance

18 Probability Models

19 Simulation

20 The House Edge: Expected Values

21 What Is a Confidence Interval?

22 What Is a Test of Significance?

23 Use and Abuse of Statistical Inference

24 Two-Way Tables and the Chi-Square Test?