General Statistics

Author: Xie Zhongjie
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Publish Date: 2004-05-01
Features: This book is an introductory textbook designed for college students in higher education institutions to learn the basic knowledge of statistics. The book is divided into eight chapters, including: Preface, Introduction, Descriptive Statistics, Basic Concepts of Probability Theory, Distribution and Numerical Representation of Random Variables, Hypothesis Testing, Correlation and Regression Analysis, Sampling Methods, etc. Each chapter is accompanied by a sufficient number of exercises for teachers and students to use. The author has long been engaged in teaching and research in mathematical statistics, with extensive teaching experience and fruitful research achievements. The book opens with hot topics and typical issues of concern in society, using vivid and engaging examples as a guide to explain the basic concepts, ideas, and methods of statistics, teaching readers how to collect and analyze random data, how to apply statistical methods and techniques, and how to draw objective, fair, and scientific conclusions based on the results of statistical analysis. The book focuses on introducing the concepts and methods of statistics, emphasizing the analysis and application of statistics. Therefore, it often uses typical examples and real data as the objects of discussion for statistical methods, making it a valuable reference for statistical educators and researchers. This book can serve as an introductory textbook for "Statistics" for college students in comprehensive universities, normal universities, and science and engineering universities who are not majoring in probability statistics. It can also be read by scientific and technological workers and management personnel engaged in mathematical statistics. The book does not require calculus as a prerequisite and is suitable for students in liberal arts and sciences.