Type:
Solution Manual
Resource:
Elementary Statistics
Edition:
13th Edition
Author(s):
Mario F. Triola
INSTRUCTOR’S SOLUTIONS MANUAL JAMES LAPP Colorado Mesa University
ELEMENTARY STATISTICS THIRTEENTH EDITION
Mario F. Triola
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CONTENTS Chapter 1: Introduction To Statistics Section 1-1: Statistical and Critical Thinking...................................................................1 Section 1-2: Types of Data ...............................................................................................3 Section 1-3: Collecting Sample Data................................................................................3 Chapter Quick Quiz ..........................................................................................................5 Review Exercises ..............................................................................................................5 Cumulative Review Exercises ..........................................................................................6
Chapter 2: Exploring Data with Tables and Graphs Section 2-1: Frequency Distributions for Organizing and Summarizing Data.................7 Section 2-2: Histograms..................................................................................................12 Section 2-3: Graphs That Enlighten and Graphs That Deceive......................................14 Section 2-4: Scatterplots, Correlation, and Regression ..................................................17 Chapter Quick Quiz ........................................................................................................18 Review Exercises ............................................................................................................19 Cumulative Review Exercises ........................................................................................20
Chapter 3: Describing, Exploring, and Comparing Data Section 3-1: Measures of Center.....................................................................................21 Section 3-2: Measures of Variation ................................................................................26 Section 3-3: Measures of Relative Standing and Boxplots.............................................31 Chapter Quick Quiz ........................................................................................................34 Review Exercises ............................................................................................................35 Cumulative Review Exercises ........................................................................................36
Chapter 4: Probability Section 4-1: Basic Concepts of Probability ....................................................................37 Section 4-2: Addition Rule and Multiplication Rule ......................................................39 Section 4-3: Complements, Conditional Probability, and Bayes’ Theorem...................41 Section 4-4: Counting .....................................................................................................43 Chapter Quick Quiz ........................................................................................................45 Review Exercises ............................................................................................................46 Cumulative Review Exercises ........................................................................................47
Chapter 5: Discrete Probability Distributions Section 5-1: Probability Distributions ............................................................................49 Section 5-2: Binomial Probability Distributions.............................................................51 Section 5-3: Poisson Probability Distributions ...............................................................54 Chapter Quick Quiz ........................................................................................................55 Review Exercises ............................................................................................................56 Cumulative Review Exercises ........................................................................................57
Chapter 6: Normal Probability Distributions Section 6-1: The Standard Normal Distribution .............................................................59 Section 6-2: Real Applications of Normal Distributions................................................60 Section 6-3: Sampling Distributions and Estimators ......................................................64 Section 6-4: The Central Limit Theorem........................................................................68 Section 6-5: Assessing Normality...................................................................................71 Section 6-6: Normal as Approximation to Binomial ......................................................75 Chapter Quick Quiz ........................................................................................................77 Review Exercises ............................................................................................................78 Cumulative Review Exercises ........................................................................................79
Chapter 7: Estimating Parameters and Determining Sample Sizes Section 7-1: Estimating a Population Proportion............................................................81 Section 7-2: Estimating a Population Mean....................................................................85 Section 7-3: Estimating a Population Standard Deviation or Variance..........................89 Section 7-4: Bootstrapping: Using Technology for Estimates .......................................92 Chapter Quick Quiz ........................................................................................................94 Review Exercises ............................................................................................................95 Cumulative Review Exercises ........................................................................................96
Chapter 8: Hypothesis Testing Section 8-1: Basics of Hypothesis Testing .....................................................................97 Section 8-2: Testing a Claim About a Proportion...........................................................99 Section 8-3: Testing a Claim About a Mean.................................................................105 Section 8-4: Testing a Claim About a Standard Deviation or Variance .......................109 Chapter Quick Quiz ......................................................................................................112 Review Exercises ..........................................................................................................112 Cumulative Review Exercises ......................................................................................113
Chapter 9: Chapter 9: Inferences from Two Samples Section 9-1: Two Proportions .......................................................................................115 Section 9-2: Two Means: Independent Samples...........................................................124 Section 9-3: Two Dependent Samples (Matched Pairs) ...............................................130 Section 9-4: Two Variances or Standard Deviations....................................................134 Chapter Quick Quiz ......................................................................................................136 Review Exercises ..........................................................................................................137 Cumulative Review Exercises ......................................................................................138
Chapter 10: Correlation and Regression Section 10-1: Correlation..............................................................................................141 Section 10-2: Regression ..............................................................................................148 Section 10-3: Prediction Intervals and Variation..........................................................157 Section 10-4: Multiple Regression................................................................................159 Section 10-5: Nonlinear Regression .............................................................................161 Chapter Quick Quiz ......................................................................................................165 Review Exercises ..........................................................................................................165 Cumulative Review Exercises ......................................................................................166