Into Statistics: A Guide to Understanding Statistical Concepts in Engineering and the Sciences is a textbook for undergraduate students with a view to teaching the formal concepts of statistics in a lively relevant way. Features of the book include: - software applications (MINITAB); - real data in examples and exercises; - innovative exercises of grades difficulty following each chapter; - real situations that students can relate to; - extensive use of data analytic techniques with step-by-step worked examples and integrated use of software; - interesting diverse application areas including engineering, business and social science; - emphasis on the visual qualities of data; - innovative computer exercises finish each chapter. The book assumes a high school mathematics background and a concurrent course in Calculus. It teaches from first principles, providing simple proofs, where appropriate. All formulas are explained. This is a rigorous introductory text.
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