General Statistics

Key Features of the Fourth Edition * Chapter 4, Probability, is now optional * Ten new smaller data sets, in addition to the hallmark Framingham Heart Study Data * Streamlined! - Organizing Data and Describing Data are now combined into a single chapter * Examples and Exercises include a stronger emphasis on statistical thinking and exploratory data analysis * Additional computer output from Minitab, Data Desk, JMP, SPSS, Resampling Stats, Maple V, and Mathematica General Statistics presents a complete first course in statistics appropriate for students enrolled in a wide variety of disciplines. This mainstream, mid-level text offers non majors, in as precise and accurate manner as possible, the basic ideas of descriptive and inferential statistics. The new Fourth Edition retains many of the features and coverage that made the previous editions so successful, while incorporating additional real data sets, better, updated exercises that enhance students' decision-making skills, and more computer spreadsheet output for illustrating statistical concepts and ideas. This text is appropriate for any one-semester, introductory statistics course at both four year and junior colleges. The purpose of this book is to present a first course in statistics appropriate for students in a wide variety of disciplines, the only prerequisite being a knowledge of basic high school algebra. [The authors] feel that the objective of such a course should be to acquaint the student with the basic ideas of descriptive and inferential statistics ... Concepts are introduced and reinforced with examples and exercises from a range of fields, from sports to medicine.-Pref This text presents a complete first course in statistics appropriate for students enrolled in a wide variety of disciplines. This mainstream, mid-level text offers students, in a precise and accurate manner, the basic ideas of descriptive and inferential statistics