An introduction to statistics : an active learning approach
by
 
Carlson, Kieth A.

Title
An introduction to statistics : an active learning approach

Author
Carlson, Kieth A.

ISBN
9781452217437

Personal Author
Carlson, Kieth A.

Publication Information
Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; London : SAGE, 2014.

Physical Description
xxiv, 549 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

General Note
Formerly CIP.

Abstract
The authors encourage an active approach to learning statistics. While the chapters in this book introduce basic and key concepts, this book is unique in the depth of its active pedagogical approach. Carefully placed reading questions throughout each chapter reinforce difficult concepts and guide student learning; 29 in-depth activities, each accompanied by learning objectives, carefully developed scenarios, problem sets, and quiz questions give students the opportunity to test or demonstrate their understanding of basic concepts while they read detailed explanations of more complex statistical concepts; and 15 sets of practice problems further solidify student learning. When using most traditional text books, students only perform statistical procedures after they read multiple pages of text. This book adopts a workbook approach that forces students to be actively engaged while they read explanations. Most of the activities are self-correcting so if students misunderstand a concept their misunderstanding is corrected early in the learning process.

Subject Term
Statistics -- Textbooks.
 
Active learning.
 
Social sciences -- Statistical methods.
 
Statistics.

Added Author
Winquist, Jennifer R.


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