Statistics For Dummies by D Rumsey

Statistics For Dummies by D Rumsey

Helps you to decipher and make decisions about statistical results and being aware of the ways in which people can mislead you with statistics. This book provides real examples: from the medical breakthroughs, crime studies, and population trends to surveys on Internet dating, cell phone use, and the worst cars of the millennium.

..it would certainly help many students, particularly those on service courses, to grasp the concepts and see the wider picture. (MSOR Newsletter, September 2007)

Deborah Rumsey earned her Ph.D. in statistics from Ohio State University (OSU) in 1993. Upon graduating, she joined the faculty in the Department of Statistics at Kansas State University, winning the distinguished Presidential Teaching Award and earning tenure and promotion in 1998. In 2000, she returned to OSU as the Director of the Mathematics and Statistics Learning Center, where she is today. Deb is the Editor of the "Teaching Bits" of the Journal of Statistics Education; she has also published papers and given professional presentations on the subject of statistics education, with a particular emphasis on statistical literacy (skills for understanding statistics in everyday life and the workplace) and immersive learning environments (environments that promote students' discovery of ideas on their own). Her passions include fishing, bird watching, and Ohio State Buckeye football (not necessarily in that order).

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ISBN 13	9780764554230
ISBN 10	0764554239
Title	Statistics For Dummies
Author	D Rumsey
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	John Wiley & Sons Inc
Year published	2003-09-19
Number of pages	384
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