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ActivStats, 7/E
Paul F. Velleman, Cornell University

ISBN-10: 0321500148
ISBN-13: 9780321500144

Publisher: Addison-Wesley
Copyright: 2009
Format: Software
Published: 01/24/2008

Suggested retail price: $53.33
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ActivStats is an award-winning multimedia introduction to statistics and a comprehensive learning tool. The ActivStats lesson book, organized by chapter, combines text with interactive features such as real-world videos, teaching applets, narrated and animated lessons, and interactive homework for all major introductory statistics topics. ActivStats also includes tools for performing simulations, visualizing inference, and learning a variety of statistics software, including Data Desk®, Excel®, JMP®, Minitab®, and SPSS®.

 

ActivStats can be used alone or as a complement to any Pearson statistics textbook.  It also meets the ASA/MAA guidelines for teaching introductory statistics and the Advanced Placement Statistics Course. ActivStats can be used in a laboratory, as a personal study guide, as part of a lecture presentation, or as the core of a self-paced or distance learning course.

  • Over 1000 homework exercises, many of which are new. Exercises include those correlated directly to your Pearson text as well as those created specifically for ActivStats. Many exercises also include preloaded data sets and links to software files.
  • More than 170 animated activities and teaching applets allow students to visualize and actively engage in learning statistics. Instructors may also find these useful for illustrating concepts in class.
  • 17 concept videos provide students with short, engaging, relevant examples of statistics in business, sports, research, the media, and daily life.
  • Activities teach students how to use Data Desk, Excel, JMP, Minitab, or SPSS.
  • More than 300 data sets are available for use in classroom demonstrations or for student practice.
  • The dynamic table of contents allows students to match ActivStats lessons and homework problems to their textbook’s table of contents.

  • New DVD format now includes all versions of ActivStats–for Data Desk, Excel, JMP, Minitab, or SPSS–in one location.
  • Improved navigation and a streamlined design make it easier to find and use multimedia features such as videos and applets.
  • New and updated concept videos provide students with engaging, relevant examples of statistics in their lives.
  • New exercises and data sets correspond to the latest Pearson statistics textbooks.

    ActivStats® (Windows®  or Macintosh®)  is a multimedia presentation of introductory statistics concepts which combines text, video, animation, interaction, and audio into a comprehensive learning tool. The CD-ROM integrates video, simulation, animation, narration, text, pictures, interactive experiments, and web access into a rich learning environment. The course offers practice with real data via links to Data Desk®, a fully functional statistics package. By using ActivStats, students are able to develop a sound understanding of statistical concepts and methods. The CD-ROM also follows a course scope and sequence that is consistent with the ASA/MAA guidelines for teaching introductory statistics and the Advanced Placement Statistics Course.

    ActivStats is designed to accompany any statistics text, and even offers the option of alternate topic orders to match the most common textbook sequences. It can also be used as a source of laboratory activities, as a personal study guide, or as the core of a self-paced or distance learning course. Versions for Excel, MINITAB, SPSS, and JMP are available.

  • 0321303644ActivStats, 6/E
    Velleman & Data Description, Inc.
    © 2006 | Addison-Wesley | Software | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0321303644 | ISBN-13: 9780321303646
    Brief Description

About the Author:

Paul Velleman teaches statistics at Cornell University and is the  thefounder of Data Description, Inc. Professor Velleman is recognized as a leader in the development of educational software for statistics.

 

About the Producer:

Data Description is a software developer based in Ithaca, NY, that creates software tools for analyzing data and multimedia training courseware.

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    ActivStats is an award-winning multimedia introduction to statistics and a comprehensive learning tool. The ActivStats lesson book, organized by chapter, combines text with interactive features such as real-world videos, teaching applets, narrated and animated lessons, and interactive homework for all major introductory statistics topics. ActivStats also includes tools for performing simulations, visualizing inference, and learning a variety of statistics software, including Data Desk®, Excel®, JMP®, Minitab®, and SPSS®.

     

    ActivStats can be used alone or as a complement to any Pearson statistics textbook.  It also meets the ASA/MAA guidelines for teaching introductory statistics and the Advanced Placement Statistics Course. ActivStats can be used in a laboratory, as a personal study guide, as part of a lecture presentation, or as the core of a self-paced or distance learning course.

  • 0321500148ActivStats, 7/E
    Velleman
    © 2009 | Addison-Wesley | Software | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0321500148 | ISBN-13: 9780321500144
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