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Elementary Statistics: Picturing the World describes the world through statistics using stepped-out instruction, extensive real-life examples and exercises, and design that fits content to each page makes the material more digestible. The authors' combination of theory, teaching and learning aids, and design helps you understand concepts and use statistics to describe and think about our world. This print textbook is available for students to rent for their classes. The Pearson print rental program provides students with affordable access to learning materials, so they come to class ready to succeed.

Table of Contents:
NOTE: Each chapter begins with "Where You've Been" and "Where You're Going" features. Each chapter concludes with Chapter Summary, Review Exercises, Chapter Quiz, and Chapter Test. I. DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS 1. Introduction to Statistics 1.1 An Overview of Statistics  1.2 Data Classification  1.3 Data Collection and Experimental Design  2. Descriptive Statistics  2.1 Frequency Distributions and Their Graphs  2.2 More Graphs and Displays  2.3 Measures of Central Tendency  2.4 Measures of Variation  2.5 Measures of Position  Cumulative Review: Chapters 1 & 2 II. PROBABILITY AND PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS 3. Probability  3.1 Basic Concepts of Probability and Counting  3.2 Conditional Probability and the Multiplication Rule  3.3 The Addition Rule  3.4 Additional Topics in Probability and Counting  4. Discrete Probability Distributions  4.1 Probability Distributions  4.2 Binomial Distributions  4.3 More Discrete Probability Distributions  5. Normal Probability Distributions  5.1 Introduction to Normal Distributions and the Standard Normal Distribution  5.2 Normal Distributions: Finding Probabilities  5.3 Normal Distributions: Finding Values  5.4 Sampling Distributions and the Central Limit Theorem 5.5 Normal Approximations to Binomial Distributions  Cumulative Review: Chapters 3-5 III. STATISTICAL INFERENCE 6. Confidence Intervals 6.1 Confidence Intervals for the Mean (Known)  6.2 Confidence Intervals for the Mean (Unknown)  6.3 Confidence Intervals for Population Proportions  6.4 Confidence Intervals for Variance and Standard Deviation  7. Hypothesis Testing with One Sample 7.1 Introduction to Hypothesis Testing  7.2 Hypothesis Testing for the Mean (Known)  7.3 Hypothesis Testing for the Mean (Unknown)  7.4 Hypothesis Testing for Proportions  7.5 Hypothesis Testing for Variance and Standard Deviation 8. Hypothesis Testing with Two Samples 8.1 Testing the Difference Between Means (Independent Samples, 1 and 2 Known) 8.2 Testing the Difference Between Means (Independent Samples, 1 and 2 Unknown) 8.3 Testing the Difference Between Means (Dependent Samples) 8.4 Testing the Difference Between Proportions Cumulative Review: Chapters 6-8 IV. MORE STATISTICAL INFERENCE 9. Correlation and Regression  9.1 Correlation  9.2 Linear Regression  9.3 Measures of Regression and Prediction Intervals  9.4 Multiple Regression  10. Chi-Square Tests and the F-Distribution 10.1 Goodness-of-Fit Test  10.2 Independence  10.3 Comparing Two Variances  10.4 Analysis of Variance  Cumulative Review: Chapters 9 & 10 11. Nonparametric Tests (Online Only)* 11.1 The Sign Test 11.2 The Wilcoxon Tests 11.3 The Kruskal-Wallis Test 11.4 Rank Correlation 11.5 The Runs Test * Available in MyLab Statistics Appendix A:  Alternative Presentation of the Standard Normal Distribution  Standard Normal Distribution Table Alternative Presentation of the Standard Normal Distribution Appendix B:  Tables Table 1 Random Numbers Table 2 Binomial Distribution Table 3 Poisson Distribution Table 4 Standard Normal Distribution Table 5 t-Distribution Table 6 Chi-Square Distribution Table 7 F-Distribution Table 8 Critical Values for the Sign Test Table 9 Critical Values for the Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test Table 10 Critical Values for the Spearman Rank Correlation Coefficient Table 11 Critical Values for the Pearson Correlation Coefficient Table 12 Critical Values for the Number of Runs Appendix C: Normal Probability Plots  Appendix D: Key Formulas Answers to the Try It Yourself Exercises Answers to the Odd-Numbered Exercises Index