Statistics: The Exploration and Analysis of Data

Real data is used in nearly all examples and exercises in this revision of Devore and Peck's well-respected introduction to statistics. Presenting the latest statistical concepts and techniques (including several chapters on data analysis) as well as full coverage of the standard topics of the course, the book divides naturally into four major sections: descriptive methods, probability, basic one- and two-sample inferential techniques, and more advanced inferential methods. In addition to ''standard'' topics, the authors integrate material that reflects current developments in statistical analysis, including stem-and-leaf displays, boxplots, transformations, residual analysis, normal probability plots, and distributions-free confidence intervals. Written to be accessible to students with just one year of intermediate algebra, the book focuses on concepts rather than formulae and symbol manipulation, motivating students with an abundance of real data.