New Co-author
Professor Bruce Craig, Director of the Statistical Consulting Service at Purdue University, joins the IPS author team. His vast experience consulting and collaborating with individuals who use statistical methods in their work provides him with perspective on the field of statistics that resonates with the approach of this text.
New Section on Data Ethics in Chapter 3
The authors believe this topic is a very important part of the undergraduate curriculum. This chapter provides commentary, accepted ethical standards, and intriguing examples for discussion
New Organization
Logistic regression, previously treated in Chapter 16, now appears in Chapter 14. Similarly, Bootstrap Methods and Permutation Tests has moved to Chapter 16. This change is in line with the increasing importance of logistic regression in statistical practice.
Data analysis for two-way tables is back in Chapter 2 (Section 2.5) in response to suggestions from the IPS community.
Large sample confidence procedures are now the featured methods for one and two proportions in Chapter 9, and the plus-four have been moved to Beyond the Basic sections in Chapter 8, a more appropriate location.
New Design
A new design incorporates colorful, revised figures throughout. New photographs related to chapter examples and exercises make connections to real-life applications and provide a visual context for topics.
New Exercises and Examples
The total number of exercises has increased by 15%, with approximately 50% revised and new to reflect current data and topics. Exercises and examples are labeled to identify key topics and application areas. An application index helps instructors select content in specific fields.
New Use Your Knowledge Exercises
Short exercises designed to reinforce key concepts now appear throughout each chapter. These exercises are listed with page numbers at the end of each section for easy reference.
New Look Back Feature
At key points in the text, Look Back margin notes direct the reader to the first explanation of a topic, providing page numbers for easy reference.
State-of-the-Art PedagogyIPS has retained the successful pedagogical features from previous editions:
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Caution warnings help students avoid common errors and misconceptions.
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Challenge Exercises are signaled with an icon. Some are mathematical, some require open ended investigation, and so on.
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Applet icons signal where related, interactive statistical applets can be found on the text Web site (
www.whfreeman.com/ips6e) and CD-ROM.
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Statistics in Practice accounts by professionals who use statistics on the job, are now located on the IPS Web site and CD-ROM.
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New! CrunchIt! 2.0 Statistical Software powered by R, is an easy-to-use program for students and offers capabilities well beyond those needed for a first course. Access codes are available in each new copy of IPS or can be purchased online.
StatsPortal and Other New Media Options
StatsPortal is the digital gateway to IPS6e, designed to enrich the course and provide online homework through a collection of Web-based tools. Also new to the media/supplements package are the Online Study Center (which helps students target specific areas for study emphasis) and SMARThinking Online Tutoring.