Understandable Statistics

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Cengage Learning, Jan 1, 2014 - Mathematics - 864 pages
UNDERSTANDABLE STATISTICS: CONCEPTS AND METHODS, Eleventh Edition, is a thorough yet accessible program designed to help readers overcome their apprehensions about statistics. The authors provide clear guidance and informal advice while showing the links between statistics and the world. To reinforce this approach--and make the material interesting as well as easier to understand--the book integrates real-life data from a variety of sources, including journals, periodicals, newspapers, and the Internet. Readers also have opportunities to develop their critical-thinking and statistical literacy skills through special features and exercises throughout the text. The use of graphing calculators, Excel, MINITAB, and SPSS is covered for those who wish to learn about these helpful tools.
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About the author (2014)

Charles Brase has more than 30 years of full-time teaching experience in mathematics and statistics. He taught at the University of Hawaii, Manoa Campus, for several years and at Regis University in Denver, Colorado, for more than 28 years. Dr. Brase received the Excellence in Teaching award from the University of Hawaii and the Faculty Member of the Year award from Regis University on two occasions. He earned degrees from the University of Colorado, Boulder, and he holds a Ph.D. and an M.A. in mathematics and a B.A. in physics. Corrinne Pellillo Brase has taught at Hawaii Pacific College; Honolulu Community College; and Arapahoe Community College in Littleton, Colorado. She was also involved in the mathematics component of an equal opportunity program at the University of Colorado. Professor Brase received the Faculty of the Year award from Arapahoe Community College. She earned her degrees from the University of Colorado, Boulder, and she holds an M.A. and a B.A. in mathematics.

Bibliographic information

TitleUnderstandable Statistics
AuthorsCharles Henry Brase, Corrinne Pellillo Brase
Edition11
PublisherCengage Learning, 2014
ISBN128546091X, 9781285460918
Length864 pages
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Mathematics / Probability & Statistics / General
  
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