Stats

Book excerpt: Unparalleled in its readability and ease of comprehension, Stats: Data and Models, Third Canadian Edition, focuses on statistical thinking and data analysis. Written in an approachable style without sacrificing rigor, this text incorporates compelling examples derived from the authors' wealth of teaching experience and encourages students to learn how to reason with data. Stats: Data and Models promotes conceptual understanding for applied statistics without overwhelming the reader with tedious calculations and complex mathematics. This Third Canadian Edition has been meticulously updated to include the most relevant and engaging Canadian examples and data. KEY TOPICS: Stats Starts Here;Displaying and Describing Categorical Data;Displaying and Summarizing Quantitative Data;Understanding and Comparing Distributions;The Standard Deviation as a Ruler and the Normal Model;Review: Exploring and Understanding Data;Scatterplots, Association, and Correlation;Linear Regression;Regression Wisdom;Review Exploring Relationships Between Variables;Sample Surveys;Experiments and Observational Studies;Review: Gathering Data;From Randomness to Probability;Probability Rules!;Random Variables;Review: Randomness and Probability;Sampling Distribution Models;Confidence Intervals for Proportions;Testing Hypotheses About Proportions;More About Tests;Inferences About Means;Review: From the Data at Hand to the World at Large; Comparing Means;Paired Samples and Blocks;Comparing Two Proportions;Comparing Counts;Inferences for Regression;Review: Assessing Associations Between Variables; Analysis of Variance;Multifactor Analysis of Variance;Multiple Regression;Multiple Regression Wisdom;Review Inference When Variables Are Related;Nonparametric Tests;The Bootstrap (online only) MARKET: Appropriate for Introductory Statistics-Algebra-Based Courses.