Statistics: Concepts and Controversies
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Beschreibung
David Moore and William Notz’s Statistics: Concepts and Controversies introduces students to statistical ideas. This popular textbook shows them how those ideas can then be used to shed new light on the statistical claims they see every day. The ultimate goal is to equip students with solid statistical reasoning skills that will help them understand the impact of statistics on all aspects of our lives and society.
The new edition builds on its signature combination of engaging cases, real-life examples and exercises, helpful pedagogy, rich full-color design, and innovative media learning tools, all significantly updated.
Part of the best-selling Moore family of statistics books, this offers a lively and engaging introduction to statistics to students unfamiliar with the subject. This textbook is available on LaunchPad, which combines an interactive ebook with multimedia content and assessment tools, including LearningCurve adaptive quizzing. See ‘Instructor Resources’ and ‘Student Resources’ for further information.- Case Studies open each chapter with an engaging real-life scenario related to the chapter concepts. The Case Study Evaluated section at the end of each chapter revisits the chapter opening Case Study with follow-up questions, asking students to evaluate what they have learned from the chapter and to apply their knowledge to the Case Study.
- Statistics in Your World boxes are scattered throughout, highlighting intriguing instances of stats in action in the real world.
- Chapter summaries at the end of each chapter help students understand how individual chapters (topics) relate to each other and to the overall practice of statistics.
- This edition is available on LaunchPad, an innovative online learning resource designed to engage your students and help them secure the knowledge they need.
- A new section on big data has been added in Chapter 15. It discusses big data in the context of prediction and addresses the perception that big data is free from pitfalls that plague traditional smaller data.
- Check the Basics exercises have been included. These exercises are straightforward multiple-choice problems that test students’ understanding of basic concepts.
- Over 30% of examples and exercises were revised and updated.
- Introduces students who are not specializing in statistics to statistical ideas
- Shows them how use those ideas to think about the statistical claims they see every day from polls, campaigns, advertising, public policy, and many different fields of study.
- New edition offers its signature combination of engaging cases, real-life examples and exercises, helpful pedagogy, rich full-color design, and innovative media learning tools, all significantly updated.
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David S. Moore
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