Statistics: A Fresh Approach - Softcover

Sanders, Donald H.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0070546673 ISBN 13: 9780070546677

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, 1980

Synopsis

"an interesting (and sometimes humorous) ... attempt has been made here to (1) communicate with students rather than lecture to them, (2) present material in a rather relaxed and informal way without omitting the more important concepts, (3) recapture student attention with occasional quotes, ridiculous names, and unlikely situations of a humorous nature, and (4) utilize an intuitive and/or commonsense approach to develop concepts whenever possible." The serious and pragmatic purposes of college statistics are not lost in this text --- very usable as a reference for interesting teaching.

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About the Author

Robert K. Smidt earned a B.S. in mathematics from Manhattan College, an M.S. in statistics from Rutgers University, and a Ph.D. in statistics from the University of Wyoming. Dr. Smidt has taught at the University of Florida, University of Wyoming, Rutgers University, Oregon State University, Cuesta College, Fashion Institute of Technology, for LaVerne College at Vandenberg AFB, for Chapman College at the California Mens Colony, and for the Continuing Education Institute. He is currently professor and former chair of the Statistics Department at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, California. Dr. Smidt has broad statistical consulting experience. He has worked for or with the Department of Defense at the Pentagon, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Tenera, Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, Bechtel Power Corporation, Cogimet, Lindamood-Bell Leaning Processes, Fred Streit Associates, Division of Business and Economic Research of the University of Wyoming, County of San Luis Obispo, and the California State Water Resources Control Board. He helped establish the university-wide statistical consulting service at Cal Poly and has extensive consulting experience within the university. Dr. Smidt has contributed to journals such as Biometrics, Journal of Clinical Neuropsychology, Medical Anthropology, Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, and American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, and to collections such as Statistical Case Studies, A Collaboration Between Academe and Industry and Familias y relaciones de genero en transformacion.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
• Publication date: 1980
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0070546673
• ISBN 13: 9780070546677
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 428