CHAPTER 7: NORMAL CURVES AND SAMPLING DISTRIBUTIONS Normal Probability Distributions 60 Lab Activities for Graphs of Normal Distributions 63 Central Limit Theorem 63 Lab Activities for Central Theorem 69 CHAPTER 8: ESTIMATION Confidence Intervals for a Mean or for a Proportion 70 Lab Activities for Confidence Intervals for a Mean or for a Proportion 76 Command Summary 77 CHAPTER 9: HYPOTHESIS TESTING Testing a Single Population Mean or Proportion 78 Lab Activities for Testing a Single Population Mean or Proportion 81 Command Summary 82 CHAPTER 10: INFERENCES ABOUT Tests Involving Paired Differences (Dependent Samples) 83 Lab Activities for Involving Paired Differences 85 Tests of Difference of Means (Independent Samples) 86 Lab Activities Using Difference of Means (Independent Samples) 89 Command Summary 90 CHAPTER 11: ADDITIONAL TOPICS USING INFERENCE Chi-Square Tests of Independence 91 Lab Activities for Chi-Square Tests of Independence 93 Command Summary 93 95 DATA 96 THE DATA 98 Preface The use of computing technology can greatly enhance a student’s learning experience in statistics. is accompanied by four Technology Guides, which provide basic Understanding Basic Statistics instruction, examples, and lab activities for four different tools: TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus Microsoft Excel® 2003, 2007, and 2010
CHAPTER 7: NORMAL CURVES AND SAMPLING DISTRIBUTIONS Normal Probability Distributions 60 Lab Activities for Graphs of Normal Distributions 63 Central Limit Theorem 63 Lab Activities for Central Theorem 69 CHAPTER 8: ESTIMATION Confidence Intervals for a Mean or for a Proportion 70 Lab Activities for Confidence Intervals for a Mean or for a Proportion 76 Command Summary 77 CHAPTER 9: HYPOTHESIS TESTING Testing a Single Population Mean or Proportion 78 Lab Activities for Testing a Single Population Mean or Proportion 81 Command Summary 82 CHAPTER 10: INFERENCES ABOUT Tests Involving Paired Differences (Dependent Samples) 83 Lab Activities for Involving Paired Differences 85 Tests of Difference of Means (Independent Samples) 86 Lab Activities Using Difference of Means (Independent Samples) 89 Command Summary 90 CHAPTER 11: ADDITIONAL TOPICS USING INFERENCE Chi-Square Tests of Independence 91 Lab Activities for Chi-Square Tests of Independence 93 Command Summary 93 95 96 98 Preface The use of computing technology can greatly enhance a student’s learning experience in statistics. Understanding Basic Statistics is accompanied by four Technology Guides, which provide basic instruction, examples, and lab activities for four different tools: TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus Microsoft Excel® 2003, 2007, and 2010 DATA DATA THE