Understanding Statistics - 9780367580315

CRC Press

Introducing undergraduates to the vital concepts of statistics, this superb textbook allows instructors to include as much mathematical detail as may be suitable for their students. Featuring Statpal statistical software for the IBM PC\u00AE, the book contains study questions that help solidify students\u2019 understanding. > Introducing undergraduates to the vital concepts of statistics, this superb textbook allows instructors to include as much mathematical detail as may be suitable for their students. Featuring Statpal statistical software for the IBM PC\u00AE, the book contains study questions that help solidify students\u2019 understanding. > Preface -- 1 Variables, Population, and Samples -- 1.1 Statistics is concerned with describing and explaining how things vary -- 1.2 Inferences about populations based on sample information are subject to error -- 1.3 Other forms of random samples include stratified and cluster sampling -- 2 Basic Ideals of Statistical Inference -- 2.w