Statistics: A Guide to the Unknown
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Book Overview
This collection of intriguing essays describes important applications of statistics and probability in many fields. Instead of teaching methods, the essays illustrate past accomplishments and current uses of statistics and probability. Surveys, questionnaires, experiments, and observational studies are also presented to help the student better understand the importance of the influence of statistics on each topic covered within the separate essays...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0534094929
ISBN13:9780534094928
Release Date:December 1988
Publisher:Duxbury Resource Center
Length:284 Pages
Weight:1.05 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 6.5" x 9.3"
Grade Range:Grades 11 to 12
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
Great book for AP Stats!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
As an AP Statistics teacher, these articles really help students understand how statistics is used in the real world. Nice follow up questions at the end of each article.
No other book gets students as excited about statistics
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
I've used examples from this book in every research design, evaluation or statistics course I have ever taught. The essays are compelling -- how a statistician beats a parking ticket, how the whales are counted, the biggest health experiment ever conducted. I actually see students eyes light up and they catch the joy and excitement of detection, wit, thinking outside the box, the humility of guessing rather than knowing. The book is a sheer pleasure. Bravo to the authors.
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