Data Matters: Conceptual Statistics for a Random World

With an analytical approach that emphasizes concepts and comprehension, Data Matters provides a crucial introduction to statistics by preparing students to think critically about the most common statistics found in the natural and social sciences. Real data and events taken from the daily news media bring relevance to the subject and turn the general reader into a critical and capable consumer of everyday statistics. With its pleasant, conversational style,Data Matters engages and interests students while it covers the basics and lays a foundation for further study in statistics.

This text fits into most non-major statistics courses—those intended primarily for the liberal arts or the humanities, or for quantitative literacy or quantitative reasoning courses. Perfect for students in non-mathematically oriented majors or for general education elective courses, Data Matters is also ideal for continuing education or adult education courses.