Introductory Statistics: A Problem-Solving Approach 2nd edition

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Stephen Kokoska
Publisher: Macmillan Learning

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  • Kokoska Introductory Statistics - 2e

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  • Chapter 0: Why Study Statistics
    • 0: Exercises (2)

  • Chapter 1: An Introduction to Statistics and Statistical Inference
    • 1.1: Statistics Today
    • 1.2: Populations, Samples, Probability, and Statistics (6)
    • 1.3: Experiments and Random Samples (10)
    • 1: Exercises

  • Chapter 2: Tables and Graphs for Summarizing Data
    • 2.1: Types of Data (7)
    • 2.2: Bar Charts and Pie Charts
    • 2.3: Stem-and-Leaf Plots
    • 2.4: Frequency Distributions and Histograms (5)
    • 2: Exercises

  • Chapter 3: Numerical Summary Measures
    • 3.1: Measures of Central Tendency (3)
    • 3.2: Measures of Variability (4)
    • 3.3: The Empirical Rule and Measures of Relative Standing (3)
    • 3.4: Five-Number Summary and Box Plots (4)
    • 3: Exercises

  • Chapter 4: Probability
    • 4.1: Experiments, Sample Spaces, and Events (9)
    • 4.2: An Introduction to Probability (6)
    • 4.3: Counting Techniques
    • 4.4: Conditional Probability (5)
    • 4.5: Independence (8)
    • 4: Exercises

  • Chapter 5: Random Variables and Discrete Probability Distributions
    • 5.1: Random Variables (6)
    • 5.2: Probability Distributions for Discrete Random Variables (3)
    • 5.3: Mean, Variance, and Standard Deviation for a Discrete Random Variable (5)
    • 5.4: The Binomial Distribution (8)
    • 5.5: Other Discrete Distributions (4)
    • 5: Exercises

  • Chapter 6: Continuous Probability Distributions
    • 6.1: Probability Distributions for a Continuous Random Variable (5)
    • 6.2: The Normal Distribution (7)
    • 6.3: Checking the Normality Assumption (1)
    • 6.4: The Exponential Distribution (5)
    • 6.5: The Normal Approximation to the Binomial Distribution (9)
    • 6: Exercises

  • Chapter 7: Sampling Distributions
    • 7.1: Statistics, Parameters, and Sampling Distributions (4)
    • 7.2: The Sampling Distribution of the Sample Mean and the Central Limit Theorem (12)
    • 7.3: The Distribution of the Sample Proportion
    • 7: Exercises

  • Chapter 8: Confidence Intervals Based on a Single Sample
    • 8.1: Point Estimation (4)
    • 8.2: A Confidence Interval for a Population Mean when σ Is Known (9)
    • 8.3: A Confidence Interval for a Population Mean when σ Is Unknown (6)
    • 8.4: A Large-Sample Confident Interval for a Population Proportion
    • 8.5: A Confidence Interval for a Population Variance or Standard Deviation
    • 8: Exercises

  • Chapter 9: Hypothesis Tests Based on a Single Sample
    • 9.1: The Parts of a Hypothesis Test and Choosing the Alternative Hypothesis (12)
    • 9.2: Hypothesis Test Errors (8)
    • 9.3: Hypothesis Tests Concerning a Population Mean when σ Is Known (10)
    • 9.4: p Values (5)
    • 9.5: Hypothesis Tests Concerning a Population Mean when σ Is Unknown (5)
    • 9.6: Large-Sample Hypothesis Tests Concerning a Population Proportion
    • 9.7: Hypothesis Tests Concerning a Population Variance or Standard Deviation
    • 9: Exercises

  • Chapter 10: Confidence Intervals and Hypothesis Tests Based on Two Samples or Treatments
    • 10.1: Comparing Two Population Means Using Independent Samples when Population Variances Are Known (9)
    • 10.2: Comparing Two Population Means Using Independent Samples from Normal Populations (3)
    • 10.3: Paired Data (5)
    • 10.4: Comparing Two Population Proportions Using Large Samples
    • 10.5: Comparing Two Population Variances or Standard Deviations
    • 10: Exercises

  • Chapter 11: The Analysis of Variance
    • 11.1: One-Way ANOVA (7)
    • 11.2: Isolating Differences (6)
    • 11.3: Two-Way ANOVA
    • 11: Exercises

  • Chapter 12: Correlation and Linear Regression
    • 12.1: Simple Linear Regression (6)
    • 12.2: Hypothesis Tests and Correlation (9)
    • 12.3: Inferences Concerning the Mean Value and an Observed Value of Y for x = x* (4)
    • 12.4: Regression Diagnostics (3)
    • 12.5: Multiple Linear Regression (3)
    • 12: Exercises

  • Chapter 13: Categorical Data and Frequency Tables
    • 13.1: Univariate Categorical Data, Goodness-of-Fit Tests
    • 13.2: Bivariate Categorical Data, Tests for Homogeneity and Independence
    • 13: Exercises

  • Chapter 14: Nonparametric Statistics
    • 14.1: The Sign Test
    • 14.2: The Signed-Rank Test
    • 14.3: The Rank-Sum Test
    • 14.4: The Kruskal–Wallis Test
    • 14.5: The Runs Test
    • 14.6: Spearman's Rank Correlation
    • 14: Exercises


Kokoska's data analysis approach in Introductory Statistics: A Problem Solving Approach, 2nd edition, moves students away from formulas and number-crunching, focusing instead on how working statisticians in a variety of fields collect and analyze data and use the results to tackle real-world problems. The WebAssign component for this text engages students with immediate feedback, an interactive eBook with online resources, and a question bank of end-of-section exercises.

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  • Video Technology Manuals provide brief instructions for using specific statistical software (over 50 topics/videos per software) and are available for TI-83/84 calculators, JMP, Excel, Minitab, SPSS, R, and RCmdr.
  • Statistical Videos consist of StatClips, StatClips Examples, and Statistically Speaking "Snapshots," including animated lecture videos, whiteboard lessons, and documentary-style footage that illustrate key statistical concepts and help students visualize statistics in real-world scenarios.
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Chapter 13: Categorical Data and Frequency Tables
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Chapter 14: Nonparametric Statistics
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