The text in pdf form appeared to free of grammatical errors, as did the on-line version, text, graphics and videos.This text contains no culturally insensitive or offensive content. Online links work properly as do all the calculators. There is a fine line between being concise and clear, which this textbook does well, and being somewhat dry. The text book provides an effective index, plenty of exercises, review questions, and practice tests. The text is clean and clear, the examples provided contain appropriate format of data presentation. Each of the modules have detailed learning objectives and prerequisite required. Minor grammatical errors such as missing prepositions etc.
But the on-line version has many active links providing definitions and graphic illustrations for key terms and topics. The text is very clear and direct with the language used. The end of chapter problems and the statistical literacy applications are closely tied to the material covered.
The topics are presented well, but I recommend placing Sampling Distributions, Advanced Graphs, and Research Design ahead of Probability in the text. Also in some cases, for instance page 109, the figures and titles are in two different pages.No major issues. born.Solutions for the exercises would be a great teaching resource to haveThis text covers all the standard topics in a semester long introductory course in statistics. The only noticeable exception in this case was using the Java Applet for calculating Z values in page 261 and in page 416 an excerpt of SPSS analysis is provided for ANOVA calculations. In this way, the text is interactive and flexible, offering varied tools for students. There are also videos for almost every section. The online version is highly modular offering students both ease of navigation and selection of topics. Statistics and Data Introduction to Statistics This section aims to give an introduction to Statistics and Data. It contains tools and techniques that free and easy to use and also easy to modify for both, students and instructors.
It may be up to the instructor to bring case studies into the readings we are going through the topics rather than wait until the end of the chapter.The textbook uses standard notation and terminology. Statistics include numerical facts and figures. The material is presented in a clear, concise manner. I am not sure how to evaluate this. Formulas are easy to find and read and are well defined.
It also has a formula review at the end of each chapter. It contains twenty-one chapters, covering the wide range...This is a reasonably thorough first-semester statistics book for most classes. I had no problem with the interface. These are provided in lieu of printed tables which are not included in the pdf. The text book is divided into chapters with each chapter further divided into modules. The thirty three case studies are excellent and can be supplement with some other online case studies. The information is presented clearly with a simple way and the exercises are beneficial to follow the information. The terminology is standard.
Also it would have been better if the chapter number was included in table and figure identification, for example Figure 4-5 . But the challenge is the knowledge of how to set the case, setting parameters (for example confidence intervals) and knowing its implication on the interpretation of the results. It is particularly well indexed and very easy to navigate. With the advent of computers and software’s, complex statistical analysis can be done very easily.
The graphics are good to follow. An instructor’s manual is available by contacting the author. • The largest earthquake measured 9.2 on the Richter scale. • By the year 2020, there will be 15 people aged 65 and over for every new baby The topics are up-to-date, and appropriate technology is used for examples, applications, and case studies. This courseware includes resources copyrighted and openly licensed by This book is set very well in sections.The text presents the information in a logical order. It is particularly well indexed and very easy to navigate.
Different books still use different variable symbols even for basic calculated statistics.
Each module introduces the topic, has appropriate graphics, illustration or worked example(s) as appropriate and concluding with many exercises. This can really facilitate learning as making such “refreshers” integral to the new material. I found most instructions in the book to be very detailed and clear for students to follow.Overall consistency is good. This book does a great job in explaining the above using many examples and real world case studies. The heading section of each chapter is closely tied to topics that are covered. Each module...This is a comprehensive book on statistical methods, its settings and most importantly the interpretation of the results. Overall, this textbook will cover most of the topics in a survey of statistics course. There are direct links to online simulations within the text. As students increasingly buy TI-89s or Inspires, these sections of the book may lose relevance faster than other parts. So you can extract a portion of the book and use it as a standalone to teach certain topics or as a learning guide to apply a relevant topic.Presentation of the topics are well thought and are presented in a logical fashion as if it would be introduced to someone who is learning the contents.
The table of contents is well organized and easily divisible into reading sections and it can be assigned at different points within the course.Overall, the topics are arranged in an order that follows natural progression in a statistics course with some exception. This work is in the public domain. The earlier material is easy to find but not consistently referred to in the text. Some examples might need to consider citing the sources or use differently to reflect current inclusive teaching strategies.Overall, it's well-written and good recourse to be an introduction to statistical methods.
There is comprehensive hyperlinked glossary.The material is completely accurate.
Attributions" at the bottom of each page for copyright and licensing A teacher can use this book as the sole text of an introductory statistics....This book is pretty comprehensive for being a brief introductory book.
I have tried this approach, and I now like this approach. No grammatical errors were found while reviewing select pages of this text at random.