Collaborative Statistics 1st edition

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Barbara Illowsky and Susan Dean
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  • Chapter 1: Sampling and Data
    • 1.1: Sampling and Data
    • 1.2: Statistics
    • 1.3: Probability
    • 1.4: Key Terms
    • 1.5: Data
    • 1.6: Sampling
    • 1.7: Variation
    • 1.8: Answers and Rounding Off
    • 1.9: Frequency
    • 1.10: Summary
    • 1.11: Practice: Sampling and Data
    • 1.12: Homework (62)
    • 1.13: Lab 1: Data Collection
    • 1.14: Lab 2: Sampling Experiment
    • 1.15: Extra Problems (6)

  • Chapter 2: Descriptive Statistics
    • 2.1: Descriptive Statistics
    • 2.2: Displaying Data
    • 2.3: Stem and Leaf Graphs (Stemplots)
    • 2.4: Histograms
    • 2.5: Box Plots
    • 2.6: Measures of the Location of the Data
    • 2.7: Measures of the Center of the Data
    • 2.8: Skewness and the Mean, Median, and Mode
    • 2.9: Measures of the Spread of the Data
    • 2.10: Summary of Formulas
    • 2.11: Practice 1: Center of the Data
    • 2.12: Practice 2: Spread of the Data
    • 2.13: Homework (101)
    • 2.14: Lab: Descriptive Statistics (1)
    • 2.15: Extra Problems (7)

  • Chapter 3: Probability Topics
    • 3.1: Probability Topics
    • 3.2: Terminology
    • 3.3: Independent and Mutually Exclusive Events
    • 3.4: Two Basic Rules of Probability
    • 3.5: Contingency Tables
    • 3.6: Venn Diagrams (optional)
    • 3.7: Tree Diagrams (optional)
    • 3.8: Summary of Formulas
    • 3.9: Practice 1: Contingency Tables
    • 3.10: Practice 2: Calculating Probabilities
    • 3.11: Homework (116)
    • 3.12: Review
    • 3.13: Lab: Probability Topics (1)
    • 3.14: Extra Problems (42)

  • Chapter 4: Discrete Random Variables
    • 4.1: Discrete Random Variables
    • 4.2: Probability Distribution Function (PDF) for a Discrete Random Variable
    • 4.3: Mean or Expected Value and Standard Deviation
    • 4.4: Common Discrete Probability Distribution Functions
    • 4.5: Binomial
    • 4.6: Geometric (optional)
    • 4.7: Hypergeometric (optional)
    • 4.8: Poisson
    • 4.9: Summary of Functions
    • 4.10: Practice 1: Discrete Distribution
    • 4.11: Practice 2: Binomial Distribution
    • 4.12: Practice 3: Poisson Distribution
    • 4.13: Practice 4: Geometric Distribution
    • 4.14: Practice 5: Hypergeometric Distribution
    • 4.15: Homework (169)
    • 4.16: Review
    • 4.17: Lab 1: Discrete Distribution (Playing Card Experiment) (1)
    • 4.18: Lab 2: Discrete Distribution (Lucky Dice Experiment)
    • 4.19: Extra Problems (19)

  • Chapter 5: Continuous Random Variables
    • 5.1: Continuous Random Variables
    • 5.2: Continuous Probability Functions
    • 5.3: The Uniform Distribution
    • 5.4: The Exponential Distribution
    • 5.5: Summary of the Uniform and Exponential Probability Distributions
    • 5.6: Practice 1: Uniform Distribution
    • 5.7: Practice 2: Exponential Distribution
    • 5.8: Homework (104)
    • 5.9: Review
    • 5.10: Lab: Continuous Distribution

  • Chapter 6: The Normal Distribution
    • 6.1: The Normal Distribution
    • 6.2: The Standard Normal Distribution
    • 6.3: Z-Scores
    • 6.4: Areas to the Left and Right of x
    • 6.5: Calculations of Probabilities
    • 6.6: Summary of Formulas
    • 6.7: Practice: The Normal Distribution
    • 6.8: Homework (61)
    • 6.9: Review
    • 6.10: Lab 1: Normal Distribution (Lap Times)
    • 6.11: Lab 2: Normal Distribution (Pinkie Length) (1)

  • Chapter 7: The Central Limit Theorem
    • 7.1: The Central Limit Theorem
    • 7.2: The Central Limit Theorem for Sample Means (Averages)
    • 7.3: The Central Limit Theorem for Sums
    • 7.4: Using the Central Limit Theorem
    • 7.5: Summary of Formulas
    • 7.6: Practice: The Central Limit Theorem
    • 7.7: Homework (89)
    • 7.8: Review
    • 7.9: Lab 1: Central Limit Theorem (Pocket Change)
    • 7.10: Lab 2: Central Limit Theorem (Cookie Recipes)
    • 7: Extra Problems

  • Chapter 8: Confidence Intervals
    • 8.1: Confidence Intervals
    • 8.2: Confidence Interval, Single Population Mean, Population Standard Deviation Known, Normal
    • 8.3: Confidence Interval, Single population mean, Standard Deviation Unknown, Student-T
    • 8.4: Confidence Interval for a Population Proportion
    • 8.5: Summary of Formulas
    • 8.6: Practice 1: Confidence Intervals for Averages, Known Population Standard Deviation
    • 8.7: Practice 2: Confidence Intervals for Averages, Unknown Population Standard Deviation
    • 8.8: Practice 3: Confidence Intervals for Proportions
    • 8.9: Homework (117)
    • 8.10: Review
    • 8.11: Lab 1: Confidence Interval (Home Costs)
    • 8.12: Lab 2: Confidence Interval (Place of Birth) (1)
    • 8.13: Lab 3: Confidence Interval (Women's Heights)

  • Chapter 9: Hypothesis Testing: Single Mean and Single Proportion
    • 9.1: Hypothesis Testing: Single Mean and Single Proportion
    • 9.2: Null and Alternate Hypotheses
    • 9.3: Outcomes and the Type I and Type II Errors
    • 9.4: Distribution Needed for Hypothesis Testing
    • 9.5: Assumption
    • 9.6: Rare Events
    • 9.7: Using the Sample to Support One of the Hypotheses
    • 9.8: Decision and Conclusion
    • 9.9: Additional Information
    • 9.10: Summary of the Hypothesis Test
    • 9.11: Examples
    • 9.12: Summary of Formulas
    • 9.13: Practice 1: Single Mean, Known Population Standard Deviation
    • 9.14: Practice 2: Single Mean, Unknown Population Standard Deviation
    • 9.15: Practice 3: Single Proportion
    • 9.16: Homework (212)
    • 9.17: Review
    • 9.18: Lab: Hypothesis Testing of a Single Mean and Single Proportion

  • Chapter 10: Hypothesis Testing: Two Means, Paired Data, Two Proportions
    • 10.1: Hypothesis Testing: Two Population Means and Two Population Proportions
    • 10.2: Comparing Two Independent Population Means with Unknown Population Standard Deviations
    • 10.3: Comparing Two Independent Population Means with Known Population Standard Deviations
    • 10.4: Comparing Two Independent Population Proportions
    • 10.5: Matched or Paired Samples
    • 10.6: Summary of Types of Hypothesis Tests
    • 10.7: Practice 1: Hypothesis Testing for Two Proportions
    • 10.8: Practice 2: Hypothesis Testing for Two Averages
    • 10.9: Homework (217)
    • 10.10: Review
    • 10.11: Lab: Hypothesis Testing for Two Means and Two Proportions

  • Chapter 11: The Chi-Square Distribution
    • 11.1: The Chi-Square Distribution
    • 11.2: Notation
    • 11.3: Facts About the Chi-Square Distribution
    • 11.4: Goodness-of-Fit Test
    • 11.5: Test of Independence
    • 11.6: Test of a Single Variance (optional)
    • 11.7: Summary of Formulas
    • 11.8: Practice 1: Goodness-of-Fit Test
    • 11.9: Practice 2: Contingency Tables
    • 11.10: Practice 3: Test of a Single Variance
    • 11.11: Homework (198)
    • 11.12: Review
    • 11.13: Lab 1: Chi-Square Goodness-of-Fit
    • 11.14: Lab 2: Chi-Square Test for Independence

  • Chapter 12: Linear Regression and Correlation
    • 12.1: Linear Regression and Correlation
    • 12.2: Linear Equations
    • 12.3: Slope and Y-Intercept of a Linear Equation
    • 12.4: Scatter Plots
    • 12.5: The Regression Equation
    • 12.6: The Correlation Coefficient
    • 12.7: Facts About the Correlation Coefficient for Linear Regression
    • 12.8: Prediction
    • 12.9: Outliers
    • 12.10: 95% Critical Values of the Sample Correlation Coefficient Table
    • 12.11: Summary
    • 12.12: Practice: Linear Regression
    • 12.13: Homework (107)
    • 12.14: Lab 1: Regression (Distance from School)
    • 12.15: Lab 2: Regression (Textbook Cost)
    • 12.16: Lab 3: Regression (Fuel Efficiency)
    • 12.17: Extra Problems (12)

  • Chapter 13: F Distribution and ANOVA
    • 13.1: F Distribution and ANOVA
    • 13.2: ANOVA
    • 13.3: The F Distribution and the F Ratio
    • 13.4: Facts About the F Distribution
    • 13.5: Test of Two Variances
    • 13.6: Summary
    • 13.7: Practice: ANOVA
    • 13.8: Homework (61)
    • 13.9: Review
    • 13.10: Lab: ANOVA

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Chapter 1: Sampling and Data
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Chapter 2: Descriptive Statistics
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2.Lab 1 001
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Chapter 3: Probability Topics
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3.Lab 1 001
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Chapter 4: Discrete Random Variables
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4.Lab 1 001
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Chapter 5: Continuous Random Variables
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Chapter 6: The Normal Distribution
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6.Lab 1 002
Chapter 7: The Central Limit Theorem
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Chapter 8: Confidence Intervals
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8.Lab 1 002
Chapter 9: Hypothesis Testing: Single Mean and Single Proportion
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Chapter 10: Hypothesis Testing: Two Means, Paired Data, Two Proportions
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Chapter 11: The Chi-Square Distribution
11.HW 198 002 002a 002b 002c 002d 002e 002f 002g 002h 003 003a 003b 003c 003d 003e 003f 003g 003h 006 006.general 006a 006a.general 006b 006b.general 006c 006c.general 006d 006d.general 006e 006e.general 006f 006f.general 006g 006g.general 006h 006h.general 007 007.general 007a 007a.general 007b 007b.general 007c 007c.general 007d 007d.general 007e 007e.general 007f 007f.general 007g 007g.general 007h 007h.general 008 008.general 008a 008a.general 008b 008b.general 008c 008c.general 008d 008d.general 008e 008e.general 008f 008f.general 008g 008g.general 008h 008h.general 010 010a 010b 010c 010d 010e 010f 010g 010h 011 011a 011b 011c 011d 011e 011f 011g 011h 012 012a 012b 012c 012d 012e 012f 012g 012h 013 013a 013b 013c 013d 013e 013f 013g 013h 015 015.general 015a 015a.general 015b 015b.general 015c 015c.general 015d 015d.general 015e 015e.general 015f 015f.general 015g 015g.general 015h 015h.general 016 016a 016b 016c 016d 016e 016f 016g 016h 017 017a 017b 017c 017d 017e 017f 017g 017h 018 018a 018b 018c 018d 018e 018f 018g 018h 019 019a 019b 019c 019d 019e 019f 019g 019h 020 020a 020b 020c 020d 020e 020f 020g 020h 021 021a 021b 021c 021d 021e 021f 021g 021h 022 022a 022b 022c 022d 022e 022f 022g 022h 023 023a 023b 023c 023d 023e 023f 023g 023h
Chapter 12: Linear Regression and Correlation
12.HW 107 002 002.general 002ab 002ab.general 002c 002c.general 002ce 002ce.general 002d 002d.general 002h 002h.general 003 003a 003b 003bd 003bg 003bi 003c 003j 005 005.general 005ab 005ab.general 005c 005c.general 005ce 005ce.general 005ci 005ci.general 005d 005d.general 005j 005j.general 005k 005k.general 009 009ab 009c 009ce 009cf 009d 009k 010 011 011.general 011abc 011abc.general 011d 011d.general 011df 011df.general 011e 011e.general 011h 011h.general 011j 011j.general 011k 011k.general 012 012abc 012d 012df 012e 012j 013 013abc 013d 013df 013dj 013e 013k 014 014abc 014d 014df 014dj 014e 018 018a 018b 018c 018d 018e 018f 019 019a 019b 019bd 019be 019bf 019c 020 020a 020b 020bd 020be 020bf 020c 022 023 023.general 024 024.general 025 025.general
12.XP 12 001 001a 001b 001c 001d 001e 001f 001g 001h 001i 001j 002
Chapter 13: F Distribution and ANOVA
13.HW 61 001 001a 001b 001c 001d 001e 001f 001g 001h 001i 002 002a 002b 002c 002d 002e 002f 002g 002h 002i 003 003a 003b 003c 003d 003e 003f 003g 003h 003i 004 005 005a 005b 005c 005d 005e 005f 005g 005h 005i 007 007a 007b 007c 007d 007e 007f 007g 007h 007i 008 008a 008b 008c 008d 008e 008f 008g 008h 008i
Total 1705