Stats in Your World (Second Edition)

By: David E. Bock and Thomas J. Mariano and Paul F. Velleman and Richard D. De Veaux

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Synopsis: “This text presents Statistics as a key tool for thinking about the world. By leading with real-world examples, clear graphics, and practical data analysis, we get students "doing Statistics" quickly and "thinking statistically" right from the start. The questions that motivate our hundreds of examples and exercises highlight the wide applicability of Statistics, teach the methods and procedures of proper data analysis, and--most importantly--emphasize thinking about what the results mean. We modeled the first edition on Stats: Modeling the World, the highly successful AP® Statistics book, and have been thrilled by feedback from all sides. Teachers are delighted that students can and do learn from reading the text, and their students say (to their amazement) that they even find the book enjoyable. The book's engaging style, support for underlying math skills, and scaffolded materials that enable success for all students tie all the skills and concepts to the world we live in. In this course and with this textbook, you can say goodbye to that oft-uttered math class question, "When does anyone ever use this stuff?"!” – from the book.