Elementary Statistics Using Excel - Hardcover

Triola, Mario F.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0321365135 ISBN 13: 9780321365132

Publisher: Pearson, 2006

Synopsis

Together we can raise confidence to a new level. Triola's Elementary Statistics Using Excel, Third Edition,  promotes statistical literacy and critical thinking,  using Excel as the key  tool. This book guides students through the concepts behind the calculations, raising confidence in their ability to do statistics.

 

Elementary Statistics Using Excel, Third Edition, is a complete introduction to basic statistics, featuring extensive instruction on the use of Excel spreadsheet technology for the analysis of data. Topics are presented with illustrative examples, many of which use real data. The text also identifies required assumptions. Extensive Excel instructions are provided along with typical displays of results, as well as information about Excel's limitations and alternative approaches to problem-solving. The CD-ROM included with each copy of the book contains: DDXL (Version 2.0), a software add-in that enhances and expands the capability of Excel, and Appendix B data sets in the form of Excel workbooks.

Datasets and other resources (where applicable) for this book are available here.

About this title

About the Author

Mario F. Triola is a Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at Dutchess Community College, where he has taught statistics for over 30 years. Marty is the author of Essentials of Statistics, Elementary Statistics Using Excel, Elementary Statistics Using the Graphing Calculator, and he is a co-author of Biostatistics for the Biological and Health Sciences, Statistical Reasoning for Everyday Life and Business Statistics. He has written several manuals and workbooks for technology supporting statistics education. Outside of the classroom, Marty has been a speaker at many conferences and colleges. His consulting work includes the design of casino slot machines and fishing rods, and he has worked with attorneys in determining probabilities in paternity lawsuits, identifying salary inequities based on gender, analyzing disputed election results, analyzing medical data, and analyzing medical school surveys. Marty has testified as an expert witness in New York State Supreme Court. The Text and Academic Authors Association has awarded Mario F. Triola a "Texty" for Excellence for his work on Elementary Statistics.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0321365135
• ISBN 13: 9780321365132
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 948