TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ross,Sheldon M.
TI  - Introductory statistics
SN  - 9780123743886 (hardcover : alk. paper)
U1  - 519.5 22
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Burlington, MA
PB  - Academic Press/Elsevier
KW  - Mathematical statistics
N1  - CONTENTS

Introduction to statistics
introduction
the nature of statistics
populations and samples
e.tc

Describing data sets
introduction
frequency tables and graphs
grouped data and histograms
e.tc

Using statistics to summarize data sets
introduction
sample mean
sample median
sample mode
e.tc

Probability
introduction
sample space and events of an experiment
properties of probability problems
e.tc

Discrete random variables
introduction
random variables
expected values
variance of random variables
e.tc

Normal random variables
introduction
continuous random variables
normal random variables
e.tc

Distribution of sampling statistics
a preview
introduction
sample mean problems
e.tc

Estimation
introduction
point estimator of a population mean
problems
e.tc

Testing statistical hypothesis
introduction
hypothesis tests and significance levels
problems
e.tc

Hypothesis tests concerning two populations
introduction
testing equality of means of two normal populations: case of known variances
problems
e.tc


Analysis of variance
introduction
one-factor analysis of variance
a remark on the degrees of freedom 
problems
e.tc

Linear regression
introduction
simple linear regression model
problems
estimating the regression parameters 
problems
e.tc

Chi-squared goodness of fit tests
introduction
chi-squared goodness of fit tests
problems
e.tc

Nonparametric hypotheses tests
introduction
sign test
signed rank test
e.tc

Quality control
introduction
the X control chart chart for detecting a shift in the mean 
problems
control charts for fraction defective
etc.


; Includes bibliographical references and index
ER  -