Keeping E.S. Introduction to Statistical Inference

New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1995. — 462 pages. — ISBN: 0486685020.this excellent text emphasizes the inferential and decision-making aspects of statistics. The first chapter is mainly concerned with the elements of the calculus of probability. The second chapter contains the essential statistical techniques of summarizing the data in a sample prior to making inferences about the population. Additional chapters cover the general properties of distributions, testing hypotheses, and more.