List of Figures in Main Text List of Tables in Main Text List of Worked Examples Preface 1. Introduction PART 1: DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS 2. Describing Data - Tables, Charts and Graphs 3. Describing Data - Central Tendency 4. Describing Data - Variability 5. Exploratory Data Analysis PART 2: PROBABILITY AND PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS 6. Probability Concepts 7. Binomial Probability Distribution 8. Poisson Probability Distribution 9. Normal Probability Distribution PART 3: STATISTICAL INFERENCE 10. Statistical Inference - An Overview 11. Sampling Distributions 12. Estimation 13. Estimation and the t Distribution 14. Hypothesis Testing: Single Population Mean 15. Hypothesis Testing: Two Population Means 16. Estimation and Hypothesis Testing: Proportions 17. Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) PART 4: RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN VARIABLES 18. Simple Linear Regression and Correlation 19. Multiple Linear Regression and Correlation 20. Tests of Goodness-of-Fit and Independence PART 5: TIME SERIES AND INDEX NUMBERS 21. Time Series Analysis 22. Index Numbers References for Further Reading APPENDIX A: STATISTICAL TABLES APPENDIX B: DESCRIPTION OF Minitab AND ITS APPLICATION APPENDIX C: DESCRIPTION OF MICROSOFT EXCEL AND ITS APPLICATION Answers to Self-Study Exercises Glossary Index