Dennis D. Wackerly, William Mendenhall III, Richard L. Scheaffer
7th ed
Belmont, CA :
Thomson Brooks/Cole,
c2008
xxii, 912 p. :
ill. ;
25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index
1. What is statistics? -- 2. Probability -- 3. Discrete random variables and their probability distributions -- 4. Continuous variables and their probability distributions -- 5. Multivariate probability distributions -- 6. Functions of random variables -- 7. Sampling distributions and the central limit theorem -- 8. Estimation -- 9. Properties of point estimators and methods of estimation -- 10. Hypothesis testing -- 11. Linear models and estimation by least squares -- 12. Considerations in designing experiments -- 13. The analysis of variance -- 14. Analysis of categorical data -- 15. Nonparametric statistics -- 16. Introduction to Bayesian methods
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The authors present the theory of statistics in the context of practical problem solving and real world applications. This practical approach helps you discover the nature of statistics and comprehend its essential role in scientific research.--