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Stats: Modeling the World, 2/E
David E. BockCornell University
Paul F. VellemanCornell University
Richard D. De VeauxWilliams College

ISBN-10: 0321375599
ISBN-13:  9780321375599

Publisher:  Pearson
Copyright:  2007
Format:  Cloth Bound w/CD-ROM; 792 pp
Published:  02/07/2006

By leading with practical data analysis and graphics, Stats: Modeling the World gets students “doing statistics” and “thinking statistically” from the start. Students understand what we find in data, why we find it interesting, and how we report it to others as a sound foundation for the challenges of inference. Instructors praise Stats: Modeling the World  as clear and accessible to students, and students report that they enjoy reading the text while learning how to do Statistics with the Think, Show, and Tell rubric and What Can Go Wrong? sections.

 

Now even easier to read and use, every chapter of this Second Edition features new exercises graded by level of difficulty, Just Checking questions that check students’ understanding of key concepts, and What Have We Learned? sections that summarize the main topics covered in each chapter.


Datasets and other resources (where applicable) for this book are available here.

 

  • A motivating example starts off each chapter, teaching students how to Think about the statistical issues at hand, how to Show proper application of statistical techniques, and how to Tell others what they have learned. This “Think, Show, Tell” approach to problem solving is repeated throughout the book to consistently emphasize statistics in context.
  • Math Boxes give students easy-to-follow discussions of the underlying mathematics behind statistics. While the authors don’t bury students in proofs and derivations, they do show that the formulas and procedures that they use stand on solid ground. 
  • What Can Go Wrong? sections in each chapter illustrate the most common misuses and misconceptions of statistical thinking to arm students with the tools to detect statistical errors and offer practice in debunking misuses of statistics.
  • The book is organized into short, teachable chapters. Each chapter covers roughly the material for one or two classes (depending on class schedule and length).
  • Easy-to-read TI Tips show students how to use the calculator’s statistics functions as they are needed.
  • By Hand boxes appear occasionally throughout the text to show students how to do a calculation by hand.
  • Reality Checks ask students to check that their results make sense in the context of the problem before interpreting the results, reminding them that Statistics is about understanding the world with data.
  • Notation Alerts emphasize the importance of clear communication while demonstrating that proper notation is part of the vocabulary of Statistics.
  • End-of-chapter features test students’ understanding of the material and help them prepare for exams:
    • A review of Key Concepts and essential Skills helps students check their own understanding, and Connections sections tie current material to concepts covered in previous chapters.
    • on the Computersections give generic output and instruction for several of the most common statistical software packages including: Data Desk®, Excel®, SPSS®, JMP® MINITAB®, and the TI-83/84 Plus graphing calculator.

  • Just Checking questions within each chapter allow students to gauge their understanding of the concepts. These questions provide a quick check and most involve very little calculation. The answers are the end of each chapter so students can easily check their work.
  • New exercises have been added to every exercise set, and exerciseshave been graded by level of difficulty to give students additional practice with basic skills before applying them to more complicated problems.  Exercises continue to be paired so that for every odd exercise there is a similar even exercise which gives students more comprehensive practice and teachers greater flexibility in assigning homework.
  • What Have We Learned? sections at the end of each chapter highlight newconcepts, define the newtermsintroduced in the chapter and list the skills that the student should have acquired. If the students understand the concepts, know the terms and have the skills, they're probably ready for the exam.  
  • ActivStats Pointers in the book point to ActivStats multimedia activities that enhance discussions in the book.  (ActivStats is available for bundling with this textbook.)

I. EXPLORING AND UNDERSTANDING DATA.

 1. Stats Starts Here.

 2. Data.

 3. The Standard Deviation as Ruler and the Normal Model.

 

II EXPLORING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN VARIABLES.

 4. Scatterplots, Association, and Correlation.

 5. Regression Wisdom.

 6. Re-expressing Data: It's Easier Than You Think.

 

III. GATHERING DATA.

 7. Understanding Randomness.

 8. Sample Surveys.

 9. Experiments.

 

IV. RANDOMNESS AND PROBABILITY.

10. From Randomness to Probability.

11. Probability Rules!

12. Random Variables.

13. Probability Models.

 

V. FROM THE DATA AT HAND TO THE WORLD AT LARGE.

14. Sampling Distribution Models.

15. Confidence Intervals for Proportions.

16. Testing Hypotheses About Proportions.

17. More About Tests.

18. Comparing Two Proportions.

 

VI. LEARNING ABOUT THE WORLD.

19. Inferences About Means.

20. Comparing Means.

21. Paired Samples and Blocks.

 

VII. INFERENCE WHEN VARIABLES ARE RELATED.

22. Comparing Counts.

23. Inferences for Regression.

24. Analysis of Variance (on CD).

25. Multiple Regression (on CD).

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    Stats: Modeling the World, 3/E
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ISBN-10: 0321375637 | ISBN-13: 9780321375636
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Teacher's Solutions Manual for Stats: Modeling the World, 2/E
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ISBN-10: 0321375602 | ISBN-13: 9780321375605
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ISBN-10: 0321413822 | ISBN-13: 9780321413826


MathXL Digital Student Access Code (24-month)
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ISBN-10: 0321488660 | ISBN-13: 9780321488664
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TI-83 Plus/TI-89 Manual, 2/E
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Excel 2007 with DDXL Study Card for Statistics
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Graphing Calculator Study Card for Statistics
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JMP v. 6 Study Card for Statistics
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Minitab v. 15 Study Card for Statistics
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ISBN-10: 0321592824 | ISBN-13: 9780321592828


R Study Card for Statistics
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ISBN-10: 0321592832 | ISBN-13: 9780321592835


SPSS v. 17 Study Card for Statistics
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ISBN-10: 0321589793 | ISBN-13: 9780321589798


StatCrunch Study Card
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Companion Website, 2/E
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ISBN-10: 0321434110 | ISBN-13: 9780321434111


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