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Welcome to Elementary Statistics: Picturing the World, Seventh Edition. You will find that this textbook is written with a balance of rigor and simplicity. It combines step-by-step instruction, real-life examples and exercises, carefully developed features, and technology that makes statistics accessible to all.
For courses in Introductory Statistics (algebra-based). Describing the world through statistics Elementary Statistics: Picturing the World makes statistics approachable with stepped-out instruction, extensive real-life examples and exercises, and a design that fits content to each page to make the material more digestible. The text’s combination of theory, pedagogy, and design helps students understand concepts and use statistics to describe and think about the world. The 7th Edition incorporates a thorough update of key features, examples, and exercises.
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What’s New in this Edition:
The goal of the Seventh Edition was a thorough update of the key features, examples, and exercises:
- Examples
This edition has 213 examples, over 60prc of which are new or revised. Also, several of the examples now show an alternate solution or a check using technology.
- Technology Examples
In addition to showing screen displays from Minitab, Excel, and the TI-84 Plus, this edition also shows screen displays from StatCrunch.
- Try It Yourself
Over 40prc of the 213 Try It Yourself exercises are new or revised.
- Picturing the World
Over 50% of these are new or revised.
- Tech Tips
New to this edition are technology tips that appear in most sections. These tips show how to use Minitab, Excel, the TI-84 Plus, or StatCrunch to solve a problem.
- Exercises
Over 40prc of the more than 2300 exercises are new or revised.
- Extensive Chapter Feature Updates
Over 60prc of the following key features are new or revised, making this edition fresh and relevant to today’s students:
Where You’ve Been and Where You’re Going
Uses and Abuses: Statistics in the Real World
Real Statistics - Real Decisions: Putting it all together
Chapter Technology Project
- Revised Content