Elementary Statistics: A Step By Step Approach, 8th Edition

ELEMENTARY STATISTICS: A STEP BY STEP APPROACH is for introductory statistics courses with a basic algebra prerequisite. The book is non-theoretical, explaining concepts intuitively and teaching problem solving through worked examples and step-by-step instructions. In recent editions, Al Bluman has placed more emphasis on conceptual understanding and understanding results, along with increased focus on Excel, MINITAB, and the TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus graphing calculators; computing technologies commonly used in such courses.

The 8th edition of Bluman provides a significant leap forward in terms of online course management with McGraw-Hill’s new homework platform, Connect Statistics – Hosted by ALEKS. Statistic instructors served as digital contributors to choose the problems that will be available, authoring each algorithm and providing stepped out solutions that go into great detail and are focused on areas where students commonly make mistakes. From there, the ALEKS Corporation reviewed each algorithm to ensure accuracy. The result is an online homework platform that provides superior content and feedback, allowing students to effectively learn the material being taught.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 The Nature Of Probability And Statistics
Chapter 2 Frequency Distributions And Graphs
Chapter 3 Data Description
Chapter 4 Probability And Counting Rules
Chapter 5 Discrete Probability Distributions
Chapter 6 The Normal Distribution
Chapter 7 Confidence Intervals And Sample Size
Chapter 8 Hypothesis Testing
Chapter 9 Testing The Difference Between Two Means, Two Proportions, And Two Variances
Chapter 10 Correlation And Regression
Chapter 11 Other Chi-Square Tests
Chapter 12 Analysis Of Variance
Chapter 13 Nonparametric Statistics
Chapter 14 Sampling And Simulation
Appendix A: Algebra Review
Appendix B–1 Writing The Research Report
Appendix B–2 Bayes’ Theorem
Appendix B–3 Alternate Approach To The Standard Normal Distribution
Appendix C: Tables
Appendix D: Data Bank
Appendix E: Glossary
Appendix F: Bibliography
Appendix G: Photo Credits