Solution Manual for PreStatistics, 1st Edition, Donald Davis, William Armstrong, Mike McCraith

Solution Manual for PreStatistics, 1st Edition, Donald Davis, William Armstrong, Mike McCraith

Table of Contents

1. Arithmetic Operations used in Statistics.
Rounding Numbers. Types of Numbers and the Number Line. Fractions, Decimals and Percentages. Operations with Fractions. Absolute, Relative and Percent Error. Scientific Notation and E-Notation. Read and Use Mathematical Tables.
2. Algebraic Expressions used in Statistics and Basics of Solving Equations.
Translating English into Algebra: Expressions, Equations and Inequalities. Order of Operations and Evaluating Numerical Expressions. Basics of Solving Linear Equations.
3. Equations, Inequalities and Problem-Solving Techniques.
Solving Equations used in Statistics. Inequalities, Interval Notation and Plus/Minus Notation. Solving Absolute Value Inequalities. Introduction to Problem Solving. Literal Equations.
4. Graphing Linear Equations in Two Variables.
Properties of Rectangular Coordinate System. Interpretation of Graphs. Graphing Linear Equations. Slope and Marginal Change. Equations of Lines in Statistics.
5. Sets, Counting and Sums.
Fundamentals of Sets. Cardinality of Sets. Principles of Counting. Writing and Computing Sums.
6. Functions and Area Under Functions.
Introduction to Functions. Linear and Piecewise Defined Functions. Area Under a Constant Function. Area Under a Linear Function.
7. Survey of Functions used in Statistics.
Exponential and Logarithmic Functions. Rational Exponent and Power Functions. Multivariable Linear Functions.