The Basic Practice of Statistics: (Paper Text & Student CD)

Moore, David S.

ISBN 10: 1429224258 ISBN 13: 9781429224253

Publisher: W. H. Freeman, 2009

Synopsis

[This book] is an introduction to statistics for students in two-year and four-year colleges and universities that emphasizes working with data and statistical ideas. It is designed to be accessible to students with limited quantitative background - just" algebra" in the sense of being able to read and use simple equations. The book is usable with almost any level of technology for calculating and graphing - from a simple "two-variables statistics" calculator through a graphing calculator or spreadsheet program through full statistical software. -To the instructor.

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About the Author

DAVID S. MOORE is Shanti S. Gupta Distinguished Professor of Statistics at Purdue University, USA. He received his BA from Princeton (1962), USA and PhD from Cornell (1967), USA, both in Mathematics. He has written many research papers in statistical theory and served on the editorial boards of several major journals. He is an elected fellow of the American Statistical Association and of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics, and an elected member of the International Statistical Institute. He has served as Programme Director for Statistics and Probability at the National Science Foundation. He was the 1998 President of the American Statistical Association.

Edition details

• Publisher: W. H. Freeman
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1429224258
• ISBN 13: 9781429224253
• Binding: Product Bundle
• Language: English
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 704