New Full Color, Image-Rich Design
In full color throughout for the first time, the new edition features a modernized design, with easier-to-follow graphs and tables, plus many new photos (including chapter-opening photos) to provide a visual context for topics.
Approximately 2/3 New and Updated Examples and Exercises
The new edition includes hundreds of new examples and exercises from a variety of disciplines and professions. All examples are updated to reflect current events and data (with sources cited). Examples and exercises are labeled by topic and application, and the application index helps instructors to easily select and assign content related to specific fields.
New Case Studies
Each chapter now begins by engaging students in a real-life scenario related to the chapter concepts. The Case Study Evaluated at the end of each chapter revisits the case study, asking students to evaluate what they have learned apply their knowledge to the case study. Case Study topics include: same-sex marriages, telephone opinion polls, blood alcohol levels, and health care costs.
New From the News Exercises
Indicated with a margin icon, these new exercises are drawn from popular news media outlets and use current events and recent data sources.
New Applets
Applets are now integrated in the text. The applet icon indicates when students should refer to an applet on the Book Companion Site, Online Study Center, or StatsPortal.
And See Media & Supplements for more about:
StatsPortal--the new digital gateway to SCC 7e, designed to enrich the course and enhance students' study skills through a collection of Web-based tools.
Online Study Center--which helps students pinpoint areas where they need to focus their studying.