Introduction to Statistics and Data Analysis : 7th Edition  - Roxy Peck

Introduction to Statistics and Data Analysis

7th Edition

By: Roxy Peck, Chris Olsen

Paperback | 1 January 2024 | Edition Number 7

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Peck and Olsen's INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS AND DATA ANALYSIS, 7th Edition helps you develop the ability to think statistically through its focus on conceptual understanding, use of real data and interpretation and communication of statistical information. Graphical displays of complex data sets are now common both online and in print media, and it is important to be able to interpret these types of displays. The 7th edition contains a new section on graphical displays of multivariable data, with a focus on extracting information and learning from them. WebAssign for Statistics accompanies this text.

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About the Authors

For over 25 years, Chris Olsen taught statistics at George Washington High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and currently teaches at Grinnell College. Chris is a past member (twice) of the AP Statistics Test Development Committee and has been a table leader at the AP Statistics reading for 14 years. He is a long-time consultant to the College Board and has led workshops and institutes for AP Statistics teachers in the United States and internationally. Chris was the Iowa recipient of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching in 1986, a regional awardee of the IBM Computer Teacher of the Year in 1988 and received the Siemens Award for Advanced Placement in Mathematics in 1999. Chris is a frequent contributor to, and is moderator of, the AP Teacher Community online. He is currently a member of the editorial board of Teaching Statistics. Chris graduated from Iowa State University with a major in mathematics and philosophy, and while acquiring graduate degrees at the University of Iowa, he concentrated on statistics, computer programming and psychometrics. In his spare time, he enjoys reading and hiking. He and his wife have a daughter, Anna, a Caltech graduate in Civil Engineering.

Roxy Peck is emerita associate dean of the College of Science and Mathematics and professor of statistics emerita at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. As a faculty member at Cal Poly from 1979 until 2009, Dr. Peck served for six years as chair of the statistics department before becoming associate dean, a position she held for 13 years. She received an M.S. in mathematics and a Ph.D. in applied statistics from the University of California, Riverside. Dr. Peck is nationally known in the area of statistics education, and she was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award in Statistics Education at the U.S. Conference on Teaching Statistics in 2009. In 2003, she received the American Statistical Association s Founder s Award, recognizing her contributions to K-12 and undergraduate statistics education. She is a fellow of the American Statistical Association and an elected member of the International Statistics Institute. Dr. Peck served for five years as the chief reader for the Advanced Placement (AP) Statistics Exam and has chaired the American Statistical Association s Joint Committee with the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics on Curriculum in Statistics and Probability for Grades K-12 and the Section on Statistics Education. In addition to her texts in introductory statistics, Dr. Peck is co-editor of Statistical Case Studies: A Collaboration Between Academe and Industry and is a member of the editorial board for Statistics: A Guide to The Unknown, 4 Th Edition. Outside of the classroom, she likes to travel and spends her spare time reading mystery novels. Dr. Peck also collects Navajo rugs and travels to Arizona and New Mexico whenever she can find the time.

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