Textbook

General Statistics, 4th Edition

ISBN: 978-0-471-28310-2

Hardcover

640 pages

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Flexible topical coverage. Chapter 4 Probability is now an optional chapter. Instructors who choose not to cover this topic in depth may proceed to Chapter 5 Probability Distributions, where a straightforward and concise introductory section on Probability can be found.
Ten new data sets, in addition to the Framingham Heart Study, allow students to practice their decision-making skills using real data. Examples and exercises now include a stronger emphasis on statistical thinking and exploratory data analysis.
Streamlining of the material includes reorganization of 3e's Chapters 2 (Organizing Data) & 3 (Describing Data) into Chapter 2 (Organizing and Describing Data). Also, the optional Minitab instruction sections and the appendix section on inference involving variances have been removed from the text and placed in the Instructor's Manual.
Additional computer output from Minitab, Data Desk, JMP, Resampling Stats, Maple V, and Mathematica can be found in the examples and exercises illustrating statistical concepts and giving students practice at interpreting data.