New co-authors: Bill Notz and Mike Fligner, Ohio State University
The new authors have focused primarily on revising and refreshing the text examples and exercises.
New and Revised Examples and Exercises
A minimum of 15% of examples and 30% of exercises in each chapter are new or updated to represent contemporary topics.
New “Getting Started” Section at the Beginning of the Text
“Getting Started” prepares students to think about statistics as an integral and interesting part of their world.
New “Data Ethics” Section
This section introduces students to ethical considerations in the profession of statistics.
New Chapter 6: Two-Way Tables
Instructors can now introduce two way tables earlier.
Reorganized Coverage of Inference (Chapters 14-16)
Separating “Confidence Intervals” and “Hypothesis Testing” makes it easier for students to focus on the basics of each topic.
New Pedagogy
• Chapter summaries now consist of two sections: “Chapter Specifics,” summarizes the chapter; “Link It,” relates chapter content to previous and upcoming chapters.
• “Exploring the Web” exercise sets take students online to analyze data, research statistical statements, or learn about special applications.
• “Test Yourself” exercise sets help students review basic ideas and skills.
• CrunchIT! Coverage: “Using Technology” sections now include coverage of CrunchIT!, Freeman’s online statistical analysis program.
Instructor’s Edition
The Instructor’s Edition includes material prior to each chapter, outlining the resources available to use when teaching that chapter.
New in StatsPortal—LearningCurve
This new student resource teaches through formative quizzing.