1 Introduction to Statistics.

2 Charts and Graphs.

3 Descriptive Statistics.

4 Probability.

Unit II: Distributions and Sampling.

5 Discrete Distributions.

6 Continuous Distributions.

7 Sampling and Sampling Distributions.

Unit III: Making Inferences About Population Parameters.

8 Statistical Inference: Estimation for Single Populations.

9 Statistical Inference: Hypothesis Testing for Single Populations.

10 Statistical Inferences About Two Populations.

11 Analysis of Variance and Design of Experiments.

Unit IV: regression Analysis and Forecasting.

12 Simple Regression Analysis and Correlation.

13 Multiple Regression Analysis.

14 Building Multiple Regression Models.

15 Time-Series Forecasting and Index Numbers.

Unit V: Nonparametric Statistics and Quality.

16 Analysis of Categorical Data.

17 Nonparametric Statistics.

18 Statistical Quality Control.

Appendices.

A Tables.

B Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Quantitative Problems.

Glossary.

Index.