A First Course in Statistics - Couverture rigide

McClave, Jim; Sincich, Terry L.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0130141577 ISBN 13 : 9780130141576

Editeur : Pearson, 2000

Synopsis

For a one-semester, general education Introductory Statistics course.

Drawing students in with its reality-based approach and practicality, this popular text offers a balanced and enlightening examination of the theory and application of statistics. Helping to hone important critical thinking skills, it teaches students how to analyze data that appear in situations in the world around them and bases a majority of its examples and exercises on current, real-world applications pulled from journals, magazines, news articles, and commerce.

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

Dr. Jim McClave is currently President and CEO of Info Tech, Inc., a statistical consulting and software development firm with an international clientele. He is also currently an Adjunct Professor of Statistics at the University of Florida, where he was a full-time member of the faculty for twenty years.

 

Terry Sincich obtained his PhD in Statistics from the University of Florida in 1980. He is an Associate Professor in the Information Systems & Decision Sciences Department at the University of South Florida in Tampa. Dr. Sincich is responsible for teaching basic statistics to all undergraduates, as well as advanced statistics to all doctoral candidates, in the College of Business Administration. He has published articles in such journals as the Journal of the American Statistical Association, International Journal of Forecasting, Academy of Management Journal, and the Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory. Dr. Sincich is a co-author of the texts Statistics, Statistics for Business & Economics, Statistics for Engineering & the Sciences, and A Second Course in Statistics: Regression Analysis.

Quatrième de couverture

A First Course in Statistics is now accompanied by a suite of new technology resources designed to enhance the instruction and comprehension of introductory statistics course material.

New supplements include:

• Technology Companion Manuals. Available free when packaged to the text, each spiral-bound manual is tied specifically to the Statistics, 9e text, but can also be used with A First Course in Statistics, 8e. Step-by-step keystroke level instructions and screen captures for the TI-83, MINITAB, and Excel provide detailed instructions showing students how to work pertinent exercises.
• Course Management Options. Instructors wishing to enhance their course with an interactive on-line component may choose from text-specific WebCT, Blackboard, or CourseCompass sites. Each site features course-compatible content, the student solutions manual, assessment options, lecture content, and new Web-based statistical applets (STATLETS™ by StatPoint, LLC) that are designed specifically for McClave/Sincich Statistics, 9e, and can also be used with A First Course in Statistics, 8e.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pearson
• Date d'édition: 2000
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0130141577
• ISBN 13: 9780130141576
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 650
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible