Elementary Statistics: Picturing the World, Global Edition
6th Edition
Published on 5. June 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
704 pages
978-1-292-05861-0 (ISBN)
Description
For algebra-based introductory statistics courses
Statistics opens a window to the modern world, and this market-leading text makes it easy to understand! Larson and Farber's Elementary Statistics: Picturing the World, Sixth Edition, provides stepped out instruction, real-life examples and exercises, and the use of technology to offer the most accessible approach. The authors carefully develop theory through strong pedagogy, and examples show how statistics is used to picture and describe the world. In keeping with the premise that students learn best by doing, it includes more than 210 examples and more than 2300 exercises, to make the concepts of statistics a part of students' everyday lives.
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Personalized learning with MyStatLab (TM): the accompanying MyStatLab online course provides users with countless opportunities to practice, plus statistics-specific resources and tools that enhance their experience and comprehension.
Stepped out instruction and guided student learning through an abundance of exercises build students' knowledge and skills in statistics.Included are visual descriptions, unique chapter overviews and summaries, clear learning objectives, boxed definitions and formulas, margin features, and more.
Real-life and interactive features present statistics at work in the real world and show how statistics is relevant to students' lives.
Examples and exercises tie the material to students' lives.
Please note that the product you are purchasing does not include MyStatLab.
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Statistics opens a window to the modern world, and this market-leading text makes it easy to understand! Larson and Farber's Elementary Statistics: Picturing the World, Sixth Edition, provides stepped out instruction, real-life examples and exercises, and the use of technology to offer the most accessible approach. The authors carefully develop theory through strong pedagogy, and examples show how statistics is used to picture and describe the world. In keeping with the premise that students learn best by doing, it includes more than 210 examples and more than 2300 exercises, to make the concepts of statistics a part of students' everyday lives.
Elementary Statistics: Picturing the World, Sixth Edition, presents a better teaching and learning experience-for you and your students. Here's how:
Personalized learning with MyStatLab (TM): the accompanying MyStatLab online course provides users with countless opportunities to practice, plus statistics-specific resources and tools that enhance their experience and comprehension.
Stepped out instruction and guided student learning through an abundance of exercises build students' knowledge and skills in statistics.Included are visual descriptions, unique chapter overviews and summaries, clear learning objectives, boxed definitions and formulas, margin features, and more.
Real-life and interactive features present statistics at work in the real world and show how statistics is relevant to students' lives.
Examples and exercises tie the material to students' lives.
Please note that the product you are purchasing does not include MyStatLab.
MyStatLab
Join over 11 million students benefiting from Pearson MyLabs.
This title can be supported by MyStatLab, an online homework and tutorial system designed to test and build your understanding. Would you like to use the power of MyStatLab to accelerate your learning? You need both an access card and a course ID to access MyStatLab.
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Ask your lecturer before purchasing a MyLab product as you will need a course ID from them before you can gain access to the system.
2. Check whether an access card has been included with the book at a reduced cost
If it has, it will be on the inside back cover of the book.
3. If you have a course ID but no access code, you can benefit from MyStatLab at a reduced price by purchasing a pack containing a copy of the book and an access code for MyStatLab (ISBN:9781292069012)
4. If your lecturer is using the MyLab and you would like to purchase the product...
Go to www.mystatlab.com to buy access to this interactive study programme.
For educator access, contact your Pearson representative. To find out who your Pearson representative is, visit www.pearsoned.co.uk/replocator
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Edition
6th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Harlow
United Kingdom
Target group
Adult education
Dimensions
Height: 278 mm
Width: 218 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
1378 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-292-05861-0 (9781292058610)
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Content
PART ONE. DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS
1. Introduction to Statistics
1.1. An Overview of Statistics
1.2. Data Classification
Case Study: Rating Television Shows in the
United States
1.3. Data Collection and Experimental Design
Activity: Random Numbers
Uses and Abuses
Chapter Summary
Review Exercises
Chapter Quiz
Chapter Test
Real Statistics-Real Decisions-Putting It All Together
History of Statistics-Timeline
Technology: Using Technology in Statistics
2. Descriptive Statistics
2.1. Frequency Distributions and Their Graphs
2.2. More Graphs and Displays
2.3. Measures of Central Tendency
Activity: Mean Versus Median
2.4. Measures of Variation
Activity: Standard Deviation
Case Study: Business Size
2.5. Measures of Position
Uses and Abuses
Chapter Summary
Review Exercises
Chapter Quiz
Chapter Test
Real Statistics-Real Decisions-Putting It All Together
Technology: Parking Tickets
Using Technology to Determine Descriptive
Statistics
Cumulative Review: Chapters 1 and 2
PART TWO. PROBABILITY & PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS
3. Probability
3.1. Basic Concepts of Probability and Counting
Activity: Simulating the Stock Market
3.2. Conditional Probability and the Multiplication Rule
3.3. The Addition Rule
Activity: Simulating the Probability of Rolling a 3 or 4
Case Study: United States Congress
3.4. Additional Topics in Probability and Counting
Uses and Abuses
Chapter Summary
Review Exercises
Chapter Quiz
Chapter Test
Real Statistics-Real Decisions-Putting It All Together
Technology: Simulation: Composing Mozart
Variations with Dice
4. Discrete Probability Distributions
4.1. Probability Distributions
4.2. Binomial Distributions
Activity: Binomial Distribution
Case Study: Distribution of Number of Hits in
Baseball Games
4.3. More Discrete Probability Distributions
Uses and Abuses
Chapter Summary
Review Exercises
Chapter Quiz
Chapter Test
Real Statistics-Real Decisions-Putting It All Together
Technology: Simulation: Using Poisson
Distributions as Queuing Models
5. Normal Probability Distributions
5.1. Introduction to Normal Distributions and the Standard Normal Distribution
5.2. Normal Distributions: Finding Probabilities
5.3. Normal Distributions: Finding Values
Case Study: Birth Rates in America
5.4. Sampling Distributions and the Central Limit Theorem
Activity: Sampling Distributions
5.5. Normal Approximations to Binomial Distributions
Uses and Abuses
Chapter Summary
Review Exercises
Chapter Quiz
Chapter Test
Real Statistics-Real Decisions-Putting It All Together
Technology: Simulation: Age Distribution in the
United States
Cumulative Review: Chapters 3 to 5
PART THREE. STATISTICAL INFERENCE
6. Confidence Intervals
6.1. Confidence Intervals for the Mean (? Known)
6.2. Confidence Intervals for the Mean (? Unknown)
Activity: Confidence Intervals for a Mean
1. Introduction to Statistics
1.1. An Overview of Statistics
1.2. Data Classification
Case Study: Rating Television Shows in the
United States
1.3. Data Collection and Experimental Design
Activity: Random Numbers
Uses and Abuses
Chapter Summary
Review Exercises
Chapter Quiz
Chapter Test
Real Statistics-Real Decisions-Putting It All Together
History of Statistics-Timeline
Technology: Using Technology in Statistics
2. Descriptive Statistics
2.1. Frequency Distributions and Their Graphs
2.2. More Graphs and Displays
2.3. Measures of Central Tendency
Activity: Mean Versus Median
2.4. Measures of Variation
Activity: Standard Deviation
Case Study: Business Size
2.5. Measures of Position
Uses and Abuses
Chapter Summary
Review Exercises
Chapter Quiz
Chapter Test
Real Statistics-Real Decisions-Putting It All Together
Technology: Parking Tickets
Using Technology to Determine Descriptive
Statistics
Cumulative Review: Chapters 1 and 2
PART TWO. PROBABILITY & PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS
3. Probability
3.1. Basic Concepts of Probability and Counting
Activity: Simulating the Stock Market
3.2. Conditional Probability and the Multiplication Rule
3.3. The Addition Rule
Activity: Simulating the Probability of Rolling a 3 or 4
Case Study: United States Congress
3.4. Additional Topics in Probability and Counting
Uses and Abuses
Chapter Summary
Review Exercises
Chapter Quiz
Chapter Test
Real Statistics-Real Decisions-Putting It All Together
Technology: Simulation: Composing Mozart
Variations with Dice
4. Discrete Probability Distributions
4.1. Probability Distributions
4.2. Binomial Distributions
Activity: Binomial Distribution
Case Study: Distribution of Number of Hits in
Baseball Games
4.3. More Discrete Probability Distributions
Uses and Abuses
Chapter Summary
Review Exercises
Chapter Quiz
Chapter Test
Real Statistics-Real Decisions-Putting It All Together
Technology: Simulation: Using Poisson
Distributions as Queuing Models
5. Normal Probability Distributions
5.1. Introduction to Normal Distributions and the Standard Normal Distribution
5.2. Normal Distributions: Finding Probabilities
5.3. Normal Distributions: Finding Values
Case Study: Birth Rates in America
5.4. Sampling Distributions and the Central Limit Theorem
Activity: Sampling Distributions
5.5. Normal Approximations to Binomial Distributions
Uses and Abuses
Chapter Summary
Review Exercises
Chapter Quiz
Chapter Test
Real Statistics-Real Decisions-Putting It All Together
Technology: Simulation: Age Distribution in the
United States
Cumulative Review: Chapters 3 to 5
PART THREE. STATISTICAL INFERENCE
6. Confidence Intervals
6.1. Confidence Intervals for the Mean (? Known)
6.2. Confidence Intervals for the Mean (? Unknown)
Activity: Confidence Intervals for a Mean