Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data

For algebra-based Introductory Statistics Courses.

This very popular text is written to promote student success while maintaining the statistical integrity of the course. The author draws on his teaching experience and background in statistics and mathematics to achieve this balance. Three fundamental objectives motivate this text: (1) to generate and maintain student interest, thereby promoting student success and confidence; (2) to provide extensive and effective opportunity for student practice; (3) Allowing for flexibility of teaching styles.

Part I: Getting the Information You Need: Data Collection; Part II: Descriptive Statistics: Organizing and Summarizing Data from One Variable; Numerically Describing Data from One Variable; Describing the Relation between Two Variables; Part III: Probability and Probability Distributions, Probability, Discrete Probability Distributions; The Normal Probability Distribution; Part IV: Inference - From Samples to Population, Sampling Distributions; Estimating the Value of a Parameter Using Confidence Intervals; Testing Claims Regarding a Parameter; Inference on Two Samples; Inference on Categorical Data; Comparing Three or More Means; Inference on the Least-squares Regression Model and Multiple Regression; Nonparametrics (ON CD);

Michael Sullivan III is a Professor of mathematics at Joliet Junior College.  He holds graduate degrees from DePaul University in both mathematics and economics.  Mike is a very successful textbook author, having co-authored the following texts

• Precalculus Enhanced with Graphing Utilities 4e (CR 2006)
• College Algebra Enhanced with Graphing Utilities 4e (CR2006)
• Algebra and Trigonometry Enhanced with Graphing Utilities 4e (CR2006)

His time in the classroom and extensive authoring experience has given him an excellent foundation to write a successful introductory Statistics text: Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data 2e (2007) and a briefer version of this text, Fundamentals of Statistics, 1/e (2005).

Because Mike’s passion is making math more exciting and accessible to students, he is coauthoring a developmental math series for Prentice Hall that will be published in 2007. These titles will include:

• Elementary Algebra (CR2007)
• Intermediate Algebra (CR2007)
• Elementary and Intermediate Algebra (CR2007)

Mike is the proud father of three children and when he isn’t teaching or writing, he can be found coaching his children’s baseball and soccer teams.