Introductory Statistics

Thomas H. Wonnacott is the author of Introductory Statistics, 5th Edition, published by Wiley.Ronald Johnston Wonnacott OC FRSC was a Canadian economist. Wonnacott received his bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Western Ontario, then earned a doctorate from Harvard University. He taught at Western from 1958 to 1996, and served as William G. Davis Professor of International Trade.

• BASIC PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS. The Nature of Statistics. Descriptive Statistics. Probability. Probability Distributions. Two Random Variables. INFERENCE FOR MEANS AND PROPORTIONS. Sampling. Point Estimation. Confidence Intervals. Hypothesis Testing. Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). REGRESSION: RELATING TWO OR MORE VARIABLES. Fitting a Line. Simple Regression. Multiple Regression. Regression Extensions. Correlation. TOPICS IN CLASSICAL AND BAYESIAN INFERENCE. Nonparametric and Robust Statistics. Chi-Square Tests. Maximum Likelihood Estimation. Bayesian Inference. Bayesian Decision Theory. Appendices. Tables. References. Answers to Odd-Numbered Problems. Glossary of Common Symbols. Index of Examples and Problems. Index.