Understandable Statistics - Hardcover

Brase, Charles Henry; Brase, Corrinne Pellillo

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0618226745 ISBN 13: 9780618226740

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin College Div, 2002

Synopsis

Understandable Statistics is a thorough, yet manageable text for one-semester introductory statistics courses. The text's approachable style is designed to help students overcome their apprehension about statistics. To reinforce this approach, the book integrates graphing technology as well as real-life data from such sources as journals, periodicals, newspapers and the Internet. This real-world emphasis asks students to utilize real data to draw conclusions and interpret results, working on problems drawn from the sciences, business, medicine, archaeology, and consumer economics.

• Check Points at the beginning of each section list the concepts that will be covered in the section to prepare students for the material.
• Tech Notes, found in select section examples, provide general tips to guide students in the appropriate use of the TI-83 Plus, Minitab, and Excel. Denoted by an icon, the Tech Notes also incorporate display screens from each of these technologies to help students work through a statistical problem and better understand the solution.
• Chapter openers have been redesigned to include new pedagogical features: a brief Chapter Table of Contents and a set of Preview Questions with references to the appropriate section in the chapter. Also featuring compelling new photos, the chapter-opening material maintains the book's emphasis on real-world applications with quotes, commentary, and Focus Problems from the previous edition.
• Even and odd answers in text margins of the Instructor's Annotated Edition, located next to their respective exercises, offers instructors a time-saving convenience. For answers that contain art or tables too large to fit in the margin, a note directs instructors to the Appendices.
• Viewpoint boxes present a real-world situation and feature thought-provoking problems that help to humanize statistics.
• Data Highlights (Group Projects) at the end of each chapter help prepare students for collaboration in the workplace.
• Linking Concepts (Writing Projects) at the end of each chapter challenge students to extend their thinking and examine statistical concepts from a broader perspective by expressing their thoughts in essay form.
• Guided Exercises immediately follow selected examples to give students the opportunity to work with new concepts before more are presented. Completely worked out solutions are situated beside each exercise to offer immediate reinforcement.
• Detailed Examples show students how to select and apply appropriate procedures to solve problems.
• Chapter Focus Problems help prepare students for the concepts and skills to be covered and comprehensive Chapter Review Problems at the end of each chapter reinforce the material. Many problems synthesize material and concepts from several sections, asking students to decide what technique to apply to a problem.

About this title

About the Author:

Charles Brase has more than 30 years of full-time teaching experience in mathematics and statistics. He taught at the University of Hawaii, Manoa Campus, for several years and at Regis University in Denver, Colorado, for more than 28 years. Charles received the Excellence in Teaching award from the University of Hawaii and the Faculty Member of the Year award from Regis University on two occasions. He earned degrees from the University of Colorado, Boulder, and has a Ph.D. in Mathematics, an M.A. in Mathematics, and a B.A. in Physics.

Corrinne has taught at Hawaii Pacific College, Honolulu Community College, and Arapahoe Community College in Littleton, Colorado. She was also involved in the mathematics component of an equal opportunity program at the University of Colorado. Corrinne received the Faculty of the Year award from Arapahoe Community College. She earned degrees from the University of Colorado, Boulder, and has an M.A. and B.A. in Mathematics.

About this edition

• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin College Div
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0618226745
• ISBN 13: 9780618226740
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 750