TY - BOOK AU - De Veaux,Richard D. AU - Velleman,Paul F. AU - Bock,David E. TI - Intro stats SN - 9780321553560 (International ed. : pbk.) AV - QA 276.12 .D4 2009 PY - 2009/// CY - Boston, London PB - Pearson/Addison-Wesley KW - Statistics N1 - Previous ed.: Boston: Pearson/Addison Wesley, 2006; Includes index; Includes appendices; I. Exploring and understanding data --- II. Exploring relationships between variables --- III. Gathering data --- IV. Randomness and probability --- V. From the data at hand to the world at large --- VI. Learning about the world --- VII. Inference when variables are related --- Appendices N2 - Intro Stats, Third Edition, continues and extends the successful innovations pioneered in the DeVeaux/Velleman/Bock books, teaching statistics and statistical thinking for today's readers. This book uses a fun, conversational writing style, real data, and short, accessible chapters. The consistent Think/Show/Tell model for worked examples reinforces thinking about how to approach a statistics problem, showing how to solve it, and reporting the conclusion in the context of the problem UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0804/2008270256.html ER -