Discover the impact statistics has on your life and make better decisions when faced with uncertainty. Utts's SEEING THROUGH STATISTICS, 5th Edition, develops statistical literacy and critical thinking through real-world applications with an emphasis on ideas, not calculations. This text focuses on the key concepts that educated citizens need to know about statistics. These ideas are introduced in interesting applied and real contexts without the use of complex technicalities and calculations that can sometimes be confusing.
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Weight: 1315g
Publication Date: 16 Jul 2024
Publisher: Cengage Learning Inc
Publication City/Country: United States
Language: English
ISBN13: 9780357757505
About Jessica Utts
Jessica Utts is professor emerita of statistics at the University of California at Irvine. She received her B.A. in math and psychology at SUNY Binghamton and her M.A. and Ph.D. in statistics at Penn State University. Aside from MIND ON STATISTICS Dr. Utts has authored SEEING THROUGH STATISTICS and co-authored STATISTICAL IDEAS AND METHODS both published by Cengage Learning. Dr. Utts has been active in the statistics education community at the high school and college levels. She served as chair of the Advanced Placement Statistics Development Committee and as Chief Reader for the A.P. Statistics Exam. In 2016 she was the president of the American Statistical Association the largest professional organization in the world for statisticians. She is a recipient of the Academic Senate Distinguished Teaching Award and the Magnar Ronning Award for Teaching Excellence both at the University of California at Davis. She is also a fellow of the American Statistical Association the Institute of Mathematical Statistics the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Association for Psychological Science. Beyond statistics education Dr. Uttss major contributions have been in applying statistics to a variety of disciplines most notably to parapsychology the laboratory study of psychic phenomena. She has appeared on numerous television shows including Larry King Live ABC's Nightline CNN Morning News and 20/20.