Primer of Statistics Custom Book (4e)

I. Data Analysis
1. Condensing data into tables and diagrams
2. Boxplot, median and quartiles
3. Transformation of data to symmetry
4. Sample mean, variance and standard deviation
5. Bivariate data
6. Review problems and solutions

II. Probability and Random Variables
1. Probability ideas
2. Random variables
3. Sampling distributions
4. Review problems and solutions

III. Inference
1. Tests of significance
2. Tests based on the binomial model
3. Tests based on the normal model
4. Confidence intervals
5. Analysis of variance
6. Regression analysis
7. Chi-squared tests
8. Review problems and solutions

Appendix A: Data Sets
Appendix B: Statistical Tables
Appendix C: Bibliography
Index

• Fully worked 'real life' examples provide a model for practical problem solving and present new statistical concepts clearly and simply
• Answers to odd-numbered questions at the end of each chapter reinforce learning and highlight concepts and procedures.
• Interesting examples based on data from a wide variety of sources, demonstrating the role statistics plays in diverse fields such as biology, geophysics and economics
• Explanations on the use of graphs and diagrams in data analysis
• Appendices, including the relevant data sets, as well as six useful statistical tables