A First Course in Statistics, Global Edition

Book Description Classic, yet contemporary; theoretical, yet applied–McClave & Sincich’s A First Course in Statistics gives you the best of both worlds. This text offers a trusted, comprehensive introduction to statistics that emphasizes inference and integrates real data throughout. The authors stress the development of statistical thinking, the assessment of credibility, and value of the inferences made from data. This new edition is extensively revised with an eye on clearer, more concise language throughout the text and in the exercises.

Content

Chapter 1. Statistics, data, and Statistical Thinking
Chapter 2. Methods for describing Sets of data
Chapter 3. Probability
Chapter 4. Random Variables and Probability distributions
Chapter 5. inferences based on a Single Sample
Chapter 6. inferences based on a Single Sample
Chapter 7. Comparing Population Means
Chapter 8. Comparing Population Proportions
Chapter 9. Simple linear Regression