Dennis F. Lock

Kari Lock Morgan

Robin H. Lock

Eric F. Lock

Patti Frazer Lock

Statistics: Unlocking the Power of Data, 3rd Edition is designed for an introductory statistics course focusing on data analysis with real-world applications. Students use simulation methods to effectively collect, analyze, and interpret data to draw conclusions. Randomization and bootstrap interval methods introduce the fundamentals of statistical inference, bringing concepts to life through authentically relevant examples. More traditional methods like t-tests, chi-square tests, etc. are introduced after students have developed a strong intuitive understanding of inference through randomization methods. While any popular statistical software package may be used, the authors have created StatKey to perform simulations using data sets and examples from the text. A variety of videos, activities, and a modular chapter on probability are adaptable to many classroom formats and approaches.

Unlocking the Power of Data

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Statistics: Unlocking the Power of Data, 4th Edition, with corequisite support content, is designed for an introductory statistics course focusing on data analysis using real-world data and applications. Students use simulation methods to effectively collect, analyze, and interpret data to draw conclusions. Randomization and bootstrap interval methods introduce the fundamentals of statistical inference, bringing concepts to life through authentically relevant examples. More traditional methods like t-tests, chi-square tests, etc. are introduced after students have developed a strong intuitive understanding of inference through randomization methods. While any popular statistical software package may be used, the authors have created StatKey to perform simulations using data sets and examples from the text. A variety of videos, activities, and a modular chapter on probability are adaptable to many classroom formats and approaches.

"This book takes a unique approach of utilizing computer simulation methods to introduce students to the key ideas of statistical inference.Methods such as bootstrap intervals and randomization tests are very intuitive to novice students and capitalize on visual learning skills students bring to the classroom. With proper use of computer support, they are accessible at very early stages of a course with little formal background. Our text introduces statistical inference through these resampling and randomization methods, not only because these methods are becoming increasingly important for statisticians in their own right but also because they are outstanding in building students' conceptual understanding of the key ideas"--

Statistics: Unlocking the Power of Data, 2nd Edition Loose-leaf Print Companion continues to utilize these intuitive methods like randomization and bootstrap intervals to introduce the fundamental idea of statistical inference. These methods are brought to life through authentically relevant examples, enabled through easy to use statistical software, and are accessible at very early stages of a course. The program includes the more traditional methods like t-tests, chi-square texts, etc. but only after students have developed a strong intuitive understanding of inference through randomization methods. The focus throughout is on data analysis and the primary goal is to enable students to effectively collect data, analyze data, and interpret conclusions drawn from data. The program is driven by real data and real applications.

Statistics: Unlocking the Power of Data, Loose-leaf Print Companion

Statistics: Unlocking the Power of Data, 2nd Edition continues to utilize these intuitive methods like randomization and bootstrap intervals to introduce the fundamental idea of statistical inference. These methods are brought to life through authentically relevant examples and are accessible at very early stages of the text. Applications are drawn from a wide variety of disciplines, chosen primarily on the basis of perceived interest to students and instructors. Problems and exercises are plentiful and span a wide range of difficulty levels, from very straightforward short answer problems to extended projects.

Eric F. Lock

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