Statistics: Making Sense of Data

Mathphobes relax! This introductory statistics text is designed to be easy to read and understand. Our text does not require a calculus background. With a hands-on, "experiential" approach; it gently teaches you all major statistical concepts through the use of simulation. In this third edition, a special effort was made to include a large number of exercises and examples. These real examples and data sets make statistical concepts come alive with meaning and interest.

William Fleming Stout Born 7/3/40 in Pittsburgh

Education: Pennsylvania State University, B.S. 1962. Purdue University. M.S. 1964, PhD. 1967 (in Mathematics: Probability and Statistics) Professional History: Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champagn, 1980-Present Associate professor, UIUC, 1973-1980 Assistant Professor, UIUC, 1967-1973 Sabbatical year at University of North Carolina, 1974-1975 Visiting Biostatistician, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1977-1978 U of I Faculty Study Year in Second Discipline Award(Psychology) 1979-1980 Director, NSF funded Illinois Institute for Statistics Education, 1988-1993 Director, Statistical Laboratory for Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1993 to present Associate in the University of Illinois Center for Advanced Study, Fall 1997

Grants and Contracts: National Science Foundation Research Grants(Probability and Statistics) 1967- Present (Includes a current NSF award with an extra two years based on merit) Office of Naval Research grants, 1982-1993 Law School Admission Council research contracts, 1993-1996 and 1997-1999 Educational Testing Service support to analyze test equity on the GRE Q 1997-1998 NSF Education Grant, 1988-1993(to facilitate national high school statistics education)

Honors: Fellow, Institute for Mathematical Statistics Keynote Speaker, Netherlands Invitational Workshop on Item Response Theory Keynote Speaker, Beijing Normal University, Nationwide Chinese Psychometric Conference, 1998 Winner, 1994 National Council on Measurement in Education Award (best scientific contribution to educational measurement during 1991-1993 period) Educational Testing Service, Member of Visiting Panel on Research, 1996- Present Member, Board of Trustees, Psychometric Society, 1996-1999 Excellent Instructors List, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, five listings. These listings are based on student ratings.

Editorial Duties: Associate Editor, Psychometrika, 1995- Present Associate Editor, Journal of Education, Worldwide SIBTEST distribution agreement with European software distributor iec ProGAMMA. Agreement with Assessment Systems Corporation to distribute eight programs that analyze latent IRT dimensionality and test bias.

Publications: Six books and monographs, including three statistics textbooks Fifty-six invited or refereed papers accepted or appeared PhD Students: Fifteen past and four current students on interface between statistics and measurement since 1987.