Introduction to the Practice of Statistics 8th edition

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David S. Moore, George P. McCabe, and Bruce Craig
Publisher: Macmillan Learning

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  • Chapter 1: Looking at Data—Distributions
    • 1.1: Data
    • 1.2: Displaying Distributions with Graphs (1)
    • 1.3: Describing Distributions with Numbers (7)
    • 1.4: Density Curves and Normal Distributions (8)
    • 1: Exercises (35)

  • Chapter 2: Looking at Data—Relationships
    • 2.1: Relationships
    • 2.2: Scatterplots (5)
    • 2.3: Correlation (1)
    • 2.4: Least-Squares Regression (8)
    • 2.5: Cautions about Correlation and Regression (2)
    • 2.6: Data Analysis for Two-Way Tables (1)
    • 2.7: The Question of Causation (2)
    • 2: Exercises (28)

  • Chapter 3: Producing Data
    • 3.1: Sources of Data
    • 3.2: Design of Experiments
    • 3.3: Sampling Design (2)
    • 3.4: Toward Statistical Inference (2)
    • 3.5: Ethics
    • 3: Exercises (21)

  • Chapter 4: Probability: The Study of Randomness
    • 4.1: Randomness
    • 4.2: Probability Models (9)
    • 4.3: Random Variables
    • 4.4: Means and Variances of Random Variables (10)
    • 4.5: General Probability Rules (10)
    • 4: Exercises (12)

  • Chapter 5: Sampling Distributions
    • 5.1: The Sampling Distribution of a Sample Mean (9)
    • 5.2: Sampling Distributions for Counts and Proportions (5)
    • 5: Exercises (28)

  • Chapter 6: Introduction to Inference
    • 6.1: Estimating with Confidence (2)
    • 6.2: Tests of Significance (4)
    • 6.3: Use and Abuse of Tests (2)
    • 6.4: Power and Inference as a Decision
    • 6: Exercises (28)

  • Chapter 7: Inference for Distributions
    • 7.1: Inference for the Mean of a Population (6)
    • 7.2: Comparing Two Means (7)
    • 7.3: Other Topics in Comparing Distributions (1)
    • 7: Exercises (37)

  • Chapter 8: Inference for Proportions
    • 8.1: Inference for a Single Proportion (3)
    • 8.2: Comparing Two Proportions (2)
    • 8: Exercises (29)

  • Chapter 9: Analysis of Two-Way Tables
    • 9.1: Inference for Two-Way Tables
    • 9.2: Goodness of Fit
    • 9: Exercises (30)

  • Chapter 10: Inference for Regression
    • 10.1: Simple Linear Regression
    • 10.2: More Detail about Simple Linear Regression
    • 10: Exercises (29)

  • Chapter 11: Multiple Regression
    • 11.1: Inference for Multiple Regression
    • 11.2: A Case Study
    • 11: Exercises (27)

  • Chapter 12: One-Way Analysis of Variance
    • 12.1: Inference for One-Way Analysis of Variance
    • 12.2: Comparing the Means (1)
    • 12: Exercises (39)

  • Chapter 13: Two-Way Analysis of Variance
    • 13.1: The Two-Way ANOVA Model
    • 13.2: Inference for Two-Way ANOVA
    • 13: Exercises (25)

  • Chapter 14: Logistic Regression
    • 14.1: The Logistic Regression Model
    • 14.2: Inference for Logistic Regression
    • 14: Exercises

  • Chapter 15: Nonparametric Tests
    • 15.1: The Wilcoxon Rank Sum Test
    • 15.2: The Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test
    • 15.3: The Kruskal-Wallis Test
    • 15: Exercises

  • Chapter 16: Bootstrap Methods and Permutation Tests
    • 16.1: The Bootstrap Idea
    • 16.2: First Steps in Using the Bootstrap
    • 16.3: How Accurate Is a Bootstrap Distribution?
    • 16.4: Bootstrap Confidence Intervals
    • 16.5: Significance Testing Using Permutation Tests
    • 16: Exercises

  • Chapter 17: Statistics for Quality: Control and Capability
    • 17.1: Processes and Statistical Process Control (20)
    • 17.2: Using Control Charts
    • 17.3: Process Capability Indexes
    • 17.4: Control Charts for Sample Proportions
    • 17: Exercises


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Chapter 2: Looking at Data—Relationships
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Chapter 3: Producing Data
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Chapter 4: Probability: The Study of Randomness
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Chapter 6: Introduction to Inference
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Chapter 12: One-Way Analysis of Variance
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Chapter 15: Nonparametric Tests
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Chapter 16: Bootstrap Methods and Permutation Tests
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Chapter 17: Statistics for Quality: Control and Capability
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