STATS: Modeling the World

By Paul F. Velleman, David E. Bock, David Bock, et al.

Book Overview

For courses in Introductory Statistics (algebra-based). Gets students thinking statistically from the start Stats: Modeling the World by Bock, Velleman, DeVeaux, and Bullard engages students by opening with practical data analysis and graphics. Chapters begin with new, motivating examples and follow through with analyses of the data; then, real-world examples provide a basis for sample problems and exercises.
The authors' colloquial, approachable writing style reads unlike any other statistics text. Their signature Think, Show, and Tell problem-solving method guides students through learning what we can find in data, why we find it interesting, and how to report it to others. Focused lessons are shorter than in most other texts, and are more manageable for both students and instructors. The 5th Edition extends the innovations of this acclaimed text, with important revisions and additions that support the teaching of Statistics and statistical thinking as it is practiced today.
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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0134685768
• ISBN13: 9780134685762
• Release Date: February 2018
• Publisher: Pearson
• Length: 864 Pages
• Weight: 4.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 8.6" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

Stats Modeling the World

Brand new book in great condition-- used in AP high school stats and Cornell University Math 1710 stats. However, this book didn't come with a CD.

Statistics book Review

Great book-easy to follow. Authors have a funny sense of humor, which makes reading a bit easier. My professor even told the class its the easiest stats book he's ever read and he really likes the approach this book takes. Received on time and in great condition! Will do business again.

AP edition is teacher edition with even and odd answers

AP edition is teacher edition with even and odd answers Exactly the same text!! so buy the cheapest one !

ABSORB THIS BOOK---PLEASE..

IF YOU WILL JUST CAREFULLY READ THIS BOOK IN YOUR HIGH SCHOOL COURSE,,,,YOUR JOURNEY IN THE NEXT COLLEGE COURSE WILL BE SO MUCH EASIER.. TRUST ME,,,,I HAVE BEEN THERE...

specially tailored for the AP

If you are teaching AP Statistics to a competent high school group, this book was written for you. Literally. It was written with the AP exam in mind. The second edition has even been changed largely with a view to reflecting the recent minor changes in that exam. So the authors' terminology, their practice exercises, their equations, and -- most importantly -- the range and depth they marshal correspond exactly to the level students must master to score well on the AP Statistics exam. Further, it has been very slickly brought off and is readable and entertaining. At least as much as possible, given that some tedium lies ahead for students who wish to land a 4 or 5 on said exam. It goes without saying that neither the explanations nor the example exercises summon the specters of integration or differentiation, but some of the end-of-chapter exercises can be easily ratcheted up to this level by an imaginative instructor. Some of the sidebar readings in some of the chapters, however, do anticipate mathematical statistics. But it's up to you how deeply you want to spell out the mathematical implications of these readings. Since this book contains many questions that aren't answered except in materials available only to instructors, I wouldn't recommend it for self-study. It would probably prove too frustrating. On that head, there are plenty and plenty of resources available for the instructor that chooses this book, such as the AP* Test Prep Workbook for Stats: Modeling the World, 2nd Edition and the highly useful Graphing Calculator Manual: Intro Stats: For the TI-83 Plus, TI-84 Plus, and TI-89.