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INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS AND DATA ANALYSIS, 4th Edition, introduces you to the study of statistics and data analysis by using real data and attention-grabbing examples. The authors guide you through an intuition-based learning process that stresses interpretation and communication of statistical information. Simple notation--including the frequent substitution of words for symbols--helps you grasp concepts and cement your comprehension. You'll also find coverage of the graphing calculator as a problem-solving tool, plus hands-on activities in each chapter that allow you to practice statistics firsthand.
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Index of Applications in Examples and Activities Act: Activity; Ex: Example Agriculture
College Life
Grape production: Ex 3.6 Strength of bark board: Ex 16.4 Tomato yield and planting density: Ex 15.12, Ex 15.13
Academic success of college sophomores: Ex 14.1 Advantages of multiple SAT scores in college admissions: Act 8.1 Asking questions in seminar class: Ex 6.5 Back-to-college spending: Ex 3.7 College attendance: Ex 10.12 College choice do-over: Ex 1.5 Comparing job offers: Ex 4.18 Detecting plagiarism: Ex 10.9 Enrollments at public universities: Ex 3.15 Gender of college students: Ex 8.7 Graduation rates: Ex 1.10, Ex 13.5, Ex 13.10 Graduation rates and student-related expenditures: Ex 5.1 Graduation rates at small colleges: Ex 14.6, Ex 14.7, Ex 14.8, Ex 14.9 How safe are college campuses? Ex 1.6 Impact of internet and television use on college student reading habits: Ex 9.2 Importance of college education: Ex 9.4 Internet use by college students: Ex 9.1 Math SAT score distribution: Ex 3.14 Misreporting grade point average: Ex 3.17 Money spent on textbooks: Ex 8.1 Predicting graduation rates: Ex 5.13 Roommate satisfaction: Ex 15.7 Students with jumper cables: Ex 7.22 Study habits of college seniors: Ex 3.5 Time required to complete registration: Ex 7.29 Travel distance to college: Ex 3.1 Tuition at public universities: Ex 3.9 Verbal SAT scores: Ex 3.21 Visits to class web site: Ex 4.3, Ex 4.4
Biology Age and flexibility: Act 5.2 Age of a lobster: Ex 5.19 Bee mating behavior: Ex 3.12, Ex 3.13 Black bear habitat selection: Ex 5.9 Calling behavior of Amazonian frogs: Ex 5.22 Cannibalism in wolf spiders: Ex 5.20, Ex 5.21 Charitable behavior of chimpanzees: Ex 9.10, Ex 11.7 Chirp rate for crickets: Ex 10.15 Distance deer mice will travel for food: Ex 5.7, Ex 5.10 Dominant and nondominant hands: Act 3.2 Egg weights: Ex 7.31 Head circumference at birth: Ex 4.19 Loon chick survival factors: Ex 5.17 Predator inspection in guppies: Ex 6.18 Recognizing your roommate’s scent: Ex 7.18 Reflexes with dominant and nondominant hands: Act 11.2 Repertoire size and body characteristics of nightingales: Ex 5.23 Scorpionfly courtship: Ex 8.4 Shark length and jaw width: Ex 13.11, Ex 13.12 Spider phobia: Ex 1.4
Business and Economics Application processing times: Ex 7.8 Cable services: Ex 6.22 Car sales: Ex 7.1 Christmas Price Index: Ex 3.22 Cost of Big Macs: Ex 4.7, Ex 4.8, Ex 4.12 Cost of energy bars: Ex 14.11 Cost of residential air-conditioning: Ex 15.8, Ex 15.9 Credit cards paid in full: Ex 7.21 Daily wasted time at work: Ex 10.14 Education level and income: Ex 3.23 Express mail volume: Ex 7.35 Hybrid car sales: Ex 12.3 Licensing example attempts: Ex 7.9 Mortgage choices: Ex 6.16 Predicting house prices: Ex 14.5 Price of fish