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By Dr. Ditlev Monrad, Dr. William F. Stout, and Dr. E. James Harner, et al. The critical TI Supplement was prepared by an experienced A P and a general statistics instructor, Ms. Jerrine Roderique and Mr. Richard Stalmack.

ISBN: 1-891304-96-8

Textbook Overview. This is a simulation-based statistics textbook that includes a TI Graphing Calculator Supplement bound into the book. Instructors using this text also have the option of using the customized, simulation-based instructional Web site that was developed to support the textbook and enhance the simulation-based learning approach of the book. There is no charge for access to this Web site for either instructors or students.

The text covers four broad conceptual themes: exploring data, planning a study, anticipating patterns via models using probability and simulations, and statistical inference. The approach and style of the book encourage students to construct their own understanding of the conceptual themes. This active learning approach helps students gain statistical literacy that will serve them for the rest of their lives.

Technology Exercises Enhance Learning and Provide Practice. Students gain experience in using modern computerized statistical techniques and the use of TI graphing calculators. For high-speed, large-scale simulations, students and teachers have access to a special Web site developed to supplement the text. There is no extra charge to access this site.

Suggestion: Before downloading the myJavaStat simulation software, print out the Simulation Tutorial instructions (see box below right).
Simulation Fully Integrated. Simulation is used throughout to teach and demonstrate the core concepts and methods of statistical analysis. This approach helps students to "construct their own knowledge." To download the supporting simulation that accompanies the book click "myJavaStat" to go to the download page. Follow the instructions on the page to install the software. NOTE: if you, like many users, need to add Java software to your computer, be sure you click on the free J2SE Java Runtime Environment (JRE) option for the Java software; you do not need the development software.

To view the simulation tutorial which will walk you through several simulations click "Simulation Tutorial."
How to print the
Simulation Tutorial
1. Click "Simulation Tutorial."
2. Click "File" in the upper left corner.
2. Click the Print Command.
3. When the print box comes up click OK.
4. You may now retrieve the tutorial from your printer.

Free Response Questions. With this textbook's simulation and real-data-based active learning approach, students are immersed in the statistical inference process. This approach prepares students to handle free response questions on examinations and prepares them to handle the real world challenges they will face in their professional lives.

TI-83 and TI-89 Graphing Calculator Supplement. This important learning tool is bound into the book for ease of use by both teachers and students. It provides information and exercises that facilitate learning statistics and the use of the TI calculator.

Statistics: Concepts and Methods Is an Active Learning Text

Using simulation is the active learning way to teach statistics. With simulation, students experience randomness for themselves. Students learn intuitively and thoroughly the statistical concepts and skills they need.

Traditional statistical learning is primarily based on hard-to-understand mathematical formulas that by themselves fail to capture the essence of statistics. Students (and even some teachers) find the traditional mathematics-only approach a barrier to learning. Too often the result is a "cookbook" statistics course with statistical recipes replacing real conceptual understanding.

With simulation, statistics concepts, principles, and modern methodology can be learned easily. Current statistical practice leans heavily on seldom-taught simulation-based bootstrapping and resampling techniques, which are seamlessly taught using the simulation approach. Simultaneously, the book thoroughly covers the traditional normal population based and large sample based statistical inference. This book improves learning for the A P Statistics test. It can also improve statistics literacy for your student's entire life.

 

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