Pathway to Introductory Statistics, A, 2nd edition
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Overview
A Pathway to Introductory Statistics helps you reason statistically, get familiar with statistical vocabulary and get comfortable working with authentic data sets.
Published by Pearson (August 25th 2020) - Copyright © 2021
ISBN-13: 9780136880967
Subject: Developmental Math
Category: Pathways (Non-STEM & STEM)
Table of contents
- Performing Operations and Evaluating Expressions
- 1.1 Variables, Constants, Plotting Points, and Inequalities
- 1.2 Expressions
- 1.3 Operations with Fractions and Proportions; Converting Units
- 1.4 Absolute Value and Adding Real Numbers
- 1.5 Change in a Quantity and Subtracting Real Numbers
- 1.6 Ratios, Percents, and Multiplying and Dividing Real Numbers
- 1.7 Exponents, Square Roots, Order of Operations, and Scientific Notation
- Hands-On Projects: Stocks Project
- Designing Observational Studies and Experiments
- 2.1 Simple Random Sampling
- 2.2 Systematic, Stratified, and Cluster Sampling
- 2.3 Observational Studies and Experiments
- Hands-On Projects: Survey about Proportions Project; Online Report Project
- Constructing Graphical and Tabular Displays of Data
- 3.1 Frequency Tables, Relative Frequency Tables, and Bar Graphs
- 3.2 Pie Charts and Two-Way Tables
- 3.3 Dotplots, Stemplots, and Time-Series Plots
- 3.4 Histograms
- 3.5 Misleading Graphical Displays of Data
- Hands-On Projects: Critical-Thinking Project
- Summarizing Data Numerically
- 4.1 Measures of Center
- 4.2 Measures of Spread
- 4.3 Boxplots
- Hands-On Projects: Comparison Shopping of Cars Project
- Computing Probabilities
- 5.1 Meaning of Probability
- 5.2 Complement and Addition Rules
- 5.3 Conditional Probability and the Multiplication Rule for Independent Events
- 5.4 Discrete Random Variables
- 5.5 Finding Probabilities for a Normal Distribution
- 5.6 Finding Values of Variables for Normal Distributions
- Hands-On Projects: Heights of Adults Project
- Constructing Scatterplots and Drawing Linear Models
- 6.1 Scatterplots
- 6.2 Determining the Four Characteristics of an Association
- 6.3 Modeling Linear Associations
- Hands-On Projects: Climate Change Project
- Linear Sketch Project: Topic of Your Choice
- Graphing Equations of Lines and Linear Models; Rate of Change
- 7.1 Graphing Equations of Lines and Linear Models
- 7.2 Rate of Change and Slope of a Line
- 7.3 Using Slope to Graph Equations of Lines and Linear Models
- 7.4 Functions
- Hands-On Projects: Climate Change Project; Workout Project
- Solving Linear Equations and Inequalities to Make Predictions
- 8.1 Simplifying Expressions
- 8.2 Solving Linear Equations in One Variable
- 8.3 Solving Linear Equations to Make Predictions
- 8.4 Solving Formulas and Evaluating Summation Notation
- 8.5 Solving Linear Inequalities to Make Predictions
- Finding Equations of Linear Models
- 9.1 Using Two Points to Find an Equation of a Line
- 9.2 Using Two Points to Find an Equation of a Linear Model
- 9.3 Linear Regression Model
- Hands-On Projects: Climate Change Project; Golf Ball Project;
- Linear Project: Topic of Your Choice
- Using Exponential Models to Make Predictions
- 10.1 Integer Exponents
- 10.2 Rational Exponents
- 10.3 Graphing Exponential Models
- 10.4 Using Two Points to Find an Equation of an Exponential Model
- 10.5 Exponential Regression Model
- Hands-On Projects: Cooling Water Project
- Exponential Project: Topic of Your Choice
- Logarithmic Functions (Online Only)
- 11.1 Composite Functions
- 11.2 Inverse Functions
- 11.3 Logarithmic Functions
- 11.4 Properties of Logarithms
- 11.5 Using the Power Property with Exponential Models to Make Predictions
- 11.6 More Properties of Logarithms
- 11.7 Natural Logarithms
- Taking It to the Lab: China and India Populations Lab
- Folding Paper Lab
- Exponential/Logarithmic Lab: Topic of Your Choice
- Systems of Linear Equations and Systems of Linear Inequalities (Online Only)
- 12.1 Using Graphs and Tables to Solve Systems
- 12.2 Using Substitution to Solve Systems
- 12.3 Using Elimination to Solve Systems
- 12.4 Using Systems to Model Data
- 12.5 Perimeter, Value, Interest, and Mixture Problems
- 12.6 Linear Inequalities in Two Variables: Systems of Linear Inequalities in Two Variables: Systems of Linear Inequalities in Two Variables
- Taking It to the Lab: Climate Change Lab (continued from Chapter 8)
- Sports Lab
- Truck Lab
- Chapter Summary
- Key Points of Chapter 12
Appendices
A: Using A TI-84 Graphing Calculator
B: Using StatCrunch
C: Standard Normal Distribution Table
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