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  • © 1996

Activity-Based Statistics

Student Guide

Authors:

  1. Richard L. Scheaffer

    1. University of Florida, USA

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  2. Ann Watkins

    1. California State University, Northridge, USA

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  3. Mrudulla Gnanadesikan

    1. Fairleigh Dickinson University, USA

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  4. Jeffrey A. Witmer

    1. Oberlin College, USA

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Table of contents (54 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Exploring Data

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Getting to Know the Class

      • Richard L. Scheaffer, Ann Watkins, Mrudulla Gnanadesikan, Jeffrey A. Witmer
      Pages 3-4

    3. Measurement Bias

      • Richard L. Scheaffer, Ann Watkins, Mrudulla Gnanadesikan, Jeffrey A. Witmer
      Pages 5-8

    4. The Shape of the Data

      • Richard L. Scheaffer, Ann Watkins, Mrudulla Gnanadesikan, Jeffrey A. Witmer
      Pages 9-11

    5. Matching Graphs to Variables

      • Richard L. Scheaffer, Ann Watkins, Mrudulla Gnanadesikan, Jeffrey A. Witmer
      Pages 12-16

    6. Matching Statistics to Graphs

      • Richard L. Scheaffer, Ann Watkins, Mrudulla Gnanadesikan, Jeffrey A. Witmer
      Pages 17-20

    7. Let Us Count

      • Richard L. Scheaffer, Ann Watkins, Mrudulla Gnanadesikan, Jeffrey A. Witmer
      Pages 21-23

    8. Getting Rid of the Jitters: Finding the Trend

      • Richard L. Scheaffer, Ann Watkins, Mrudulla Gnanadesikan, Jeffrey A. Witmer
      Pages 24-32

    9. Flick the Nick: Observing Processes Over Time

      • Richard L. Scheaffer, Ann Watkins, Mrudulla Gnanadesikan, Jeffrey A. Witmer
      Pages 33-36

    10. Ratings and Ranks

      • Richard L. Scheaffer, Ann Watkins, Mrudulla Gnanadesikan, Jeffrey A. Witmer
      Pages 37-42

    11. Predictable Pairs: Association in Two-Way Tables

      • Richard L. Scheaffer, Ann Watkins, Mrudulla Gnanadesikan, Jeffrey A. Witmer
      Pages 43-49

    12. Matching Descriptions to Scatter Plots

      • Richard L. Scheaffer, Ann Watkins, Mrudulla Gnanadesikan, Jeffrey A. Witmer
      Pages 50-55

  3. Random Behavior

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 57-57
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    2. What’s the Chance? Dependent and Independent Trials

      • Richard L. Scheaffer, Ann Watkins, Mrudulla Gnanadesikan, Jeffrey A. Witmer
      Pages 59-61

    3. What Is Random Behavior?

      • Richard L. Scheaffer, Ann Watkins, Mrudulla Gnanadesikan, Jeffrey A. Witmer
      Pages 62-64

    4. Streaky Behavior: Runs in Binomial Trials

      • Richard L. Scheaffer, Ann Watkins, Mrudulla Gnanadesikan, Jeffrey A. Witmer
      Pages 65-67

    5. The Law of Averages

      • Richard L. Scheaffer, Ann Watkins, Mrudulla Gnanadesikan, Jeffrey A. Witmer
      Pages 68-73

    6. Counting Successes: A General Simulation Model

      • Richard L. Scheaffer, Ann Watkins, Mrudulla Gnanadesikan, Jeffrey A. Witmer
      Pages 74-78

    7. Waiting for Reggie Jackson: The Geometric Distribution

      • Richard L. Scheaffer, Ann Watkins, Mrudulla Gnanadesikan, Jeffrey A. Witmer
      Pages 79-81
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About this book

This book presents a collection of hands-on activities for students taking introductory statistics, and is designed to engage the student as a participant in the learning process. Intended as a lab manual and organized around the major topics covered in most introductory courses, this book contains more activities than can possibly be covered in one course, allowing flexibility for individual course requirements. Packaged in an inexpensive paperback format, the pages are perforated and 3-hole punched for easy removal of individual activities. The 50+ experiments, models, and simulations included in this book are explained succinctly, giving students a clear description of the activities without extra reading. Many activities are compatible with technology.
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Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Florida, USA

    Richard L. Scheaffer

  • California State University, Northridge, USA

    Ann Watkins

  • Fairleigh Dickinson University, USA

    Mrudulla Gnanadesikan

  • Oberlin College, USA

    Jeffrey A. Witmer

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Activity-Based Statistics

  • Book Subtitle: Student Guide

  • Authors: Richard L. Scheaffer, Ann Watkins, Mrudulla Gnanadesikan, Jeffrey A. Witmer

  • Series Title: Textbooks in Mathematical Sciences

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-3843-8

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1996

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4757-3843-8Published: 29 June 2013

  • Series ISSN: 1431-9381

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 252

  • Number of Illustrations: 211 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes, Statistics, general

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