Essentials of Statistics, Global Edition

From vaccine trials to elections and self-driving cars, statistics shapes our lives.Whatever your major, Essentials of Statistics can help you understand the role of statistics in our world.Technology is on the verge of a major shift, and the fast-growing data science used to study artificial intelligence, machine learning and deep learning technology is rooted in statistics.What's more, statistics is essential to diverse fields including medicine, polling, journalism, law, physical science, education, business and economics. The 7th Edition uses the latest and best methods of professional statisticians.It presents topics used in data science and many other applications, with the very large data sets now common in current culture.Many new and interesting data sets, examples and exercises cover topics including biometric security, cybersecurity, drones, Internet traffic and much more.