Statistics

The field of statistics focuses on drawing conclusions from data by modeling and analyzing the data using probabilistic models. The authors of this introductory text describe three key concepts from statistics-estimators, tests, and confidence regions-which they demonstrate and apply in an extensive variety of examples and case studies.

Presents a history of statistics, how they operate in everyday life, and how statistics can be used in a future career path in mathematics.

This book presents statistical concepts and techniques in simple, everyday language to help readers gain a better understanding of how they work and how to interpret them correctly. Each self-contained chapter features a description of the statistic including how it is used and the information it provides, how to calculate the formula, the strengths and weaknesses of each technique, the conditions needed for its use, and an example that uses and interprets the statistic.