Mostly Harmless Statistics is a great book for students new to statistics and are sure to benefit from this fully ADA accessible and relevant textbook. The examples resonate with everyday life, the text is approachable, and has a conversational tone to provide an inclusive and easy to read format for students. This book is an introductory level probability and statistics course with an intermediate algebra prerequisite.
The focus of the text follows the American Statistical Association’s Guidelines for Assessment and Instruction in Statistics Education (GAISE). Software examples are provided for Microsoft Excel, TI-84 & TI-89 calculators. A separate document is provided on the website with examples in SPSS.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction to Data
Chapter 2 Organizing Data
Chapter 3 Descriptive Statistics
Chapter 4 Probability
Chapter 5 Discrete Probability Distributions
Chapter 6 Continuous Probability Distributions
Chapter 7 Confidence Intervals for One Population
Chapter 8 Hypothesis Tests for One Population
Chapter 9 Hypothesis Tests & Confidence Intervals for Two Populations
Chapter 10 Chi-Square Tests
Chapter 11 Analysis of Variance
Chapter 12 Correlation and Regression
Chapter 13 Nonparametric Tests
