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Book SynopsisAbout our authors
David E. Bock taught mathematics at Ithaca High School for 35 years. He has taught Statistics at Ithaca High School, Tompkins-Cortland Community College, Ithaca College and Cornell University. Dave has won numerous teaching awards, including the MAA's Edyth May Sliffe Award for Distinguished High School Mathematics Teaching (2 times), Cornell University's Outstanding Educator Award (3 times), and has been a finalist for New York State Teacher of the Year.
Dave holds degrees from the University at Albany in Mathematics (B.A.) and Statistics/Education (M.S.) Dave has been a reader and table leader for the AP Statistics exam and a Statistics consultant to the College Board, leading workshops and institutes for AP Statistics teachers. His understanding of how students learn informs much of this book's approach.
Floyd Bullard first taught high school math as a Peace Corps volunteer in Benin, West Africa, when he w
Table of Contents
I. EXPLORING AND UNDERSTANDING DATA
- 1. Stats Starts Here
- 2. Displaying and Describing Categorical Data
- 3. Displaying and Summarizing Quantitative Data
- 4. Understanding and Comparing Distributions
- 5. The Standard Deviation as a Ruler and the Normal Model
- Review of Part I: Exploring and Understanding Data
II. EXPLORING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN VARIABLES
- 6. Scatterplots, Association, and Correlation
- 7. Linear Regression
- 8. Regression Wisdom
- 9. Re-expressing Data: Get It Straight!
- Review of Part II: Exploring Relationships Between Variables
III. GATHERING DATA
- 10. Understanding Randomness
- 11. Sample Surveys
- 12. Experiments and Observational Studies
- Review of Part III: Gathering Data
IV. RANDOMNESS AND PROBABILITY
- 13. From Randomness to Probability
- 14. Probability Rules!
- 15. Random Variables
- 16. Probability Models
- Review of Part IV: Randomness and Probability
V. FROM THE DATA AT HAND TO THE WORLD AT LARGE
- 17. Sampling Distribution Models
- 18. Confidence Intervals for Proportions
- 19. Testing Hypotheses About Proportions
- 20. More About Tests and Intervals
- 21. Comparing Two Proportions
- Review of Part V: From the Data at Hand to the World at Large
VI. LEARNING ABOUT THE WORLD
- 22. Inferences About Means
- 23. Comparing Means
- 24. Paired Samples and Blocks
- Review of Part VI: Learning About the World
VII. INFERENCE WHEN VARIABLES ARE RELATED
- 25. Comparing Counts
- 26. Inferences for Regression
- Review of Part VII: Inference When Variables Are Related
- 27. Analysis of Variance* (online)
- 28. Multiple Regression* (online)
Appendices A. Selected Formulas B. Guide to Statistical Software C. Answers D. Photo and Text Acknowledgments E. Index F. Tables
