Elementary Statistics

In their own classrooms, through their popular texts, and in the conferences they lead, Robert Johnson and Patricia Kuby have inspired hundreds of thousands of students and their instructors to see the utility and practicality of statistics. Now in its Eleventh Edition, ELEMENTARY STATISTICS has been consistently praised by users and reviewers for its clear exposition and relevant examples, exercises, and applications. A focus on technology to help students succeed--including MINITAB, Excel, and TI-83/84 output and instructions throughout--is enhanced by a wealth of supplements that save instructors time and give students interactive guidance and support. All this and more have established this text's reputation for being remarkably accessible for students to learn from--and simple and straightforward for instructors to teach from. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

New edition of a beginning statistics text for students whose mathematical background is limited to basic algebra. Bluman (Community College of Allegheny County) uses a nontheoretical approach in which concepts are explained intuitively and are supported by examples. There are no formal proofs, and the applications include problems from business, economics, health, medicine, science, engineering, social science, education, and topics of general interest. Each of the eight chapters begins with an outline and a list of learning objectives. Contains a removable foldout of important formulas. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.

Disk contains: Data sets (Excel and plain test files for Windows).

Book Publication Date: Dec 13, 2023. Full color. Introductory Statistics 2e provides an engaging, practical, and thorough overview of the core concepts and skills taught in most one-semester statistics courses. The text focuses on diverse applications from a variety of fields and societal contexts, including business, healthcare, sciences, sociology, political science, computing, and several others. The material supports students with conceptual narratives, detailed step-by-step examples, and a wealth of illustrations, as well as collaborative exercises, technology integration problems, and statistics labs. The text assumes some knowledge of intermediate algebra, and includes thousands of problems and exercises that offer instructors and students ample opportunity to explore and reinforce useful statistical skills.

Introduces the techniques and concepts of statistics in human and physical geography. This book explains not only how to apply quantitative tools but also why and how they work. It helps students gain important skills for utilizing conventional and spatial statistics in their own research, as well as for critically evaluating the work of others.

Elementary Statistics: A Step by Step Approach was written as an aid in the beginning statistics course to students whose mathematical background is limited to basic algebra. The book follows a nontheoretical approach without formal proofs, explaining concepts intuitively and supporting them with abundant examples. The applications span a broad range of topics certain to appeal to the interests of students of diverse backgrounds, and they include problems in business, sports, health, architecture, education, entertainment, political science, psychology, history, criminal justice, the environment, transportation, physical sciences, demographics, eating habits, and travel and leisure. Includes print student edition

A shorter, simplified, paperback, and less expensive version of Levin and Fox's popular introduction to statistics in the social sciences.