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Author:

Gelman, Andrew.

Title:

Teaching statistics : a bag of tricks / Andrew Gelman, Deborah Nolan.

Publisher:

Oxford University Press,

Copyright Date:

2002

Description:

xv, 299 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subject:

Statistics--Study and teaching.
Statistique--Étude et enseignement.
Statistiek.
Vakdidactiek.

Other Authors:

Nolan, Deborah Ann.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Directed projects in a mathematical statistics course. Descriptive statistics -- Linear regression and correlation -- Data collection -- Statistical literacy and the news media -- Probability -- Statistical inference -- Multiple regression and nonlinear models -- Lying with statistics -- Structuring an introductory statistics course -- Decision theory and Bayesian statistics -- Student activities in survey sampling -- Problems and projects in probability -- Directed projects in a mathematical statistics course.

ISBN:

9780198572244 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
0198572247 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
9780198572251 (acid-free paper)
0198572255 (acid-free paper)

LCCN:

2002727080

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

OAAX516 -- Maharishi University of Management Library (Fairfield)

UPAX334 -- Upper Iowa University - Henderson-Wilder Library (Fayette)