Items related to Elementary Statistics: Looking at the Big Picture (Available...

Elementary Statistics: Looking at the Big Picture (Available 2011 Titles Enhanced Web Assign) - Hardcover

 
9780495016526: Elementary Statistics: Looking at the Big Picture (Available 2011 Titles Enhanced Web Assign)
View all copies of this ISBN edition:
 
 
Using a successfully class-tested approach that gives coherence to a broad range of introductory topics, this innovative text provides students with a big picture view of statistics as well as problem-solving strategies that can be applied in many statistical problems. Author Nancy Pfenning organizes content around four basic processes of statistics: producing data, displaying and summarizing data, understanding probability, and performing statistical inference. Within this framework, the book progresses systematically through five basic problem situations involving values of variables (quantitative, categorical, or a blend). As a result, students learn to identify which situation applies to a specific problem and how to choose the correct display, summary, or inference tool. As students gain proficiency in specific statistical techniques, the author also points out connections among topics and techniques to help them gain a perspective on statistics as a whole. More than 1,000 real-life examples and categorized exercises support the approach, engaging students in practicing and developing a variety of skills.

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.

About the Author:
Nancy Pfenning received her PhD in Mathematics from Carnegie Mellon University in 1985. Her 1998 book "Chances Are..." is a bestseller at Prufrock Press, which specializes in gifted education. Since 1987 she has been teaching at the University of Pittsburgh, where she is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Statistics, liaison for College in High School Statistics, and a member of the American Statistical Association. Each year since 2005, she has used a draft of her new book to teach statistics to hundreds of undergraduates with her unique, "big picture" approach, which makes both the concepts and the learning process memorable to students. She is also a great believer in real-world applications, data collected from students themselves, and hands-on experiments---all ways that she has found to connect with her students, and to connect them to the wealth of ideas that statistics has to offer. In her free time, Nancy and her husband like to get together with their three grown children, with cooking, hiking, and traveling at the top of their list of favorite shared activities.
Review:
"The approach used here is very superior to many other comparable level statistics books in the market."

"It gives the students a baseline for understanding the concepts."

"Yes, I definitely laud the author's approach to integrating all of the major components of statistics using the "four processes" approach."

"I like the approach. It stresses a unified approach. It gives students an organized structure which they can use throughout the course. This should help students understand the material. It makes understanding and choosing the correct statistical method the key part of the statistics course. This avoids the common problem of a statistics course simply becoming a set of tolls to be tested."

"Based on these two chapters, I'd say likely. It looks like this text would be a better fit to our departmental philosophy than our current text. I've already asked several colleagues to take a look at the chapters I've reviewed. So far, comments are positive."

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

  • PublisherCengage Learning
  • Publication date2010
  • ISBN 10 0495016527
  • ISBN 13 9780495016526
  • BindingHardcover
  • Edition number1
  • Number of pages784

Other Popular Editions of the Same Title

9780495831587: Elementary Statistics: Looking at the Big Picture

Featured Edition

ISBN 10:  ISBN 13:  9780495831587
Publisher: Thomson Brooks/Cole, 2011
Hardcover

  • 9780495831457: Elementary Statistics: Looking at the Big Picture, International Edition

    Duxbur..., 2010
    Softcover

Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace

Seller Image

Nancy Pfenning
Published by Cengage Learning (2010)
ISBN 10: 0495016527 ISBN 13: 9780495016526
New Paperback Quantity: 3
International Edition
Seller:
READINGON LLC
(BOLINGBROOK, IL, U.S.A.)

Book Description Paperback. Condition: New. INTERNATIONAL EDITION, brand New, International/Global Edition, NOT LOOSE LEAF VERSION,NO SOLUTION MANUAL, NO CD, NO ACCESS CARD, Soft Cover/ Paper Back written in English, Different ISBN and Cover Image from US Edition; Sometimes, the title is different from US Edition, and the exercises and homework problem are in different orders or maybe completely different than the US edition, Please email us for confirmation. Some books may show some word such as Not for Sale or Restricted in US on the cover page. However, it is absolutely legal to use in USA, the book will be sent from IL or oversea warehouse based on the stock availability. book. Seller Inventory # 30888

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 20.00
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: US$ 9.99
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Pfenning, Nancy
Published by Cengage Learning (2010)
ISBN 10: 0495016527 ISBN 13: 9780495016526
New Hardcover Quantity: 1
Seller:
Front Cover Books
(Denver, CO, U.S.A.)

Book Description Condition: new. Seller Inventory # FrontCover0495016527

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 43.38
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: US$ 4.30
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Pfenning, Nancy
Published by Cengage Learning (2010)
ISBN 10: 0495016527 ISBN 13: 9780495016526
New Hardcover Quantity: 1
Seller:
Wizard Books
(Long Beach, CA, U.S.A.)

Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. New. Seller Inventory # Wizard0495016527

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 44.23
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: US$ 3.50
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Pfenning, Nancy
Published by Cengage Learning (2010)
ISBN 10: 0495016527 ISBN 13: 9780495016526
New Hardcover Quantity: 1
Seller:
GoldBooks
(Austin, TX, U.S.A.)

Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed. Seller Inventory # think0495016527

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 43.54
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: US$ 4.25
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Pfenning, Nancy
Published by Cengage Learning (2010)
ISBN 10: 0495016527 ISBN 13: 9780495016526
New Hardcover Quantity: 1
Seller:
GoldenWavesOfBooks
(Fayetteville, TX, U.S.A.)

Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. New. Fast Shipping and good customer service. Seller Inventory # Holz_New_0495016527

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 43.80
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: US$ 4.00
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Seller Image

Nancy Pfenning
Published by Cengage Learning (2010)
ISBN 10: 0495016527 ISBN 13: 9780495016526
New Paperback Quantity: 4
Seller:
READINGON LLC
(BOLINGBROOK, IL, U.S.A.)

Book Description Paperback. Condition: New. Brand New, International/Global Edition, NOT LOOSE LEAF VERSION,NO SOLUTION MANUAL, NO CD, NO ACCESS CARD, Soft Cover/ Paper Back written in English, Different ISBN and Cover Image from US Edition; Sometimes, the title is different from US Edition, and the exercises and homework problem are in different orders or maybe completely different than the US edition, Please email us for confirmation. Some books may show some word such as Not for Sale or Restricted in US on the cover page. However, it is absolutely legal to use in USA, the book will be sent from IL. book. Seller Inventory # 10451

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 37.99
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: US$ 9.99
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Pfenning, Nancy
Published by Cengage Learning (2010)
ISBN 10: 0495016527 ISBN 13: 9780495016526
New Hardcover Quantity: 1
Seller:
Grumpys Fine Books
(Tijeras, NM, U.S.A.)

Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. Prompt service guaranteed. Seller Inventory # Clean0495016527

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 43.80
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: US$ 4.25
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

0
Published by Cengage Learning (2010)
ISBN 10: 0495016527 ISBN 13: 9780495016526
New Hardcover Quantity: 5
Seller:
Basi6 International
(Irving, TX, U.S.A.)

Book Description Condition: Brand New. New. US edition. Expediting shipping for all USA and Europe orders excluding PO Box. Excellent Customer Service. Seller Inventory # ABEOCT23-18150

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 53.47
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: FREE
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Nancy Pfenning
Published by Cengage Learning (2010)
ISBN 10: 0495016527 ISBN 13: 9780495016526
New Hardcover Quantity: 5
Seller:
Romtrade Corp.
(STERLING HEIGHTS, MI, U.S.A.)

Book Description Condition: New. Brand New Original US Edition.We Ship to PO BOX Address also. EXPEDITED shipping option also available for faster delivery.This item may ship from the US or other locations in India depending on your location and availability. Seller Inventory # ABTR-14009

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 58.24
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: FREE
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Nancy Pfenning
Published by Cengage Learning (2010)
ISBN 10: 0495016527 ISBN 13: 9780495016526
New Hardcover Quantity: 20
Seller:
Basi6 International
(Irving, TX, U.S.A.)

Book Description Condition: Brand New. New. US edition. Expediting shipping for all USA and Europe orders excluding PO Box. Excellent Customer Service. Seller Inventory # ABEOCT23-86698

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 59.37
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: FREE
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds

There are more copies of this book

View all search results for this book