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Synopsis
PRESTATISTICS prepares students for statistics with a three-step problem-solving process that shows them how to identify the method needed to solve a given problem, use mathematics to find a numerical result and interpret that result. Suitable for any content delivery method -- traditional, online, hybrid or flipped -- the text offers 900 videos including screencast lectures, example video solutions, quick-check exercise walkthroughs and WatchIts that enable your students to learn how they want to learn. Authors Davis, Armstrong and McCraith highlight why each section's concepts are useful to learn and engage students with many real-data applications. Available with WebAssign, a flexible and fully customizable online solution that enables you to deploy assignments and instantly assess individual student and class performance and help students prepare for class with confidence.
Synopsis
PRESTATISTICS gives you the skills you need to be successful in statistics, whether you are just out of high school or haven't taken a mathematics course in years. Each section in PRESTATISTICS concludes with a paragraph titled Why We Learned It that shows you the connection between the topics learned in that section and statistics--and how it will be helpful to you in an introductory statistics course. Nine hundred videos including lectures, example solutions and quick-check exercise walkthroughs enable you to learn the way you want to learn, and WebAssign--a flexible and fully customizable online solution available with this text--empowers you to prepare for class with confidence