Teaching Statistics: A Bag of Tricks
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| Rating | : | 4.85 (592 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0198785704 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 384 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-02-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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Pick and choose what works for you." --Zentralblatt Math"Gelman and Nolan have constructed a tour de force of clever demonstrations that will permit all who use them to communicate more effectively many of the deepest ideas of statisitical thinking." --Howard Wainer, Distinguished Research Scientist, National Board of Medical Examiners, Philadelphia . Review from previous edition: " very readable a book to dip into a useful companion to have to hand with fresh and relevant ideas." --Mathematics in School"This book contains more material than could possibly be used in a single course; we suggest you read
Math Book Reviewer said A mixed bag of outdated advice and interesting insights. While there are a number of interesting points made by the authors, this revised edition merely adds chapters to the text without makingimportant revisions to make this a worthwhile purchase.The really bad:1. Even though this revised edition was printed in "A mixed bag of outdated advice and interesting insights" according to Math Book Reviewer. While there are a number of interesting points made by the authors, this revised edition merely adds chapters to the text without makingimportant revisions to make this a worthwhile purchase.The really bad:1. Even though this revised edition was printed in 2017, the vast majority of news articles referenced are from the mid 90's.2. The authors provide anecdotal evidence justifying various classroom activities, when such activities seem difficult to implement in practice.*Exa. 017, the vast majority of news articles referenced are from the mid 90's."A mixed bag of outdated advice and interesting insights" according to Math Book Reviewer. While there are a number of interesting points made by the authors, this revised edition merely adds chapters to the text without makingimportant revisions to make this a worthwhile purchase.The really bad:1. Even though this revised edition was printed in 2017, the vast majority of news articles referenced are from the mid 90's.2. The authors provide anecdotal evidence justifying various classroom activities, when such activities seem difficult to implement in practice.*Exa. . The authors provide anecdotal evidence justifying various classroom activities, when such activities seem difficult to implement in practice.*Exa
Andrew Gelman, Columbia University,Deborah Nolan, University of CaliforniaAndrew Gelman is Professor of Statistics and Professor of Political Science and Director of the Applied Sciences Center at Columbia University. He has published over 250 articles in statistical theory, methods, and computation, and in applications areas including decision analysis, survey sampling, political science, publ
Part I of the book presents a large selection of activities for introductory statistics courses and has chapters such as 'First week of class'-- with exercises to break the ice and get students talking; then descriptive statistics, graphics, linear regression, data collection (sampling and experimentation), probability, inference, and statistical communication. Students in the sciences, economics, social sciences, and medicine take an introductory statistics course. Course plans for introductory statistics, statistics for social scientists, and communication and graphics are provided. And yet statistics can be notoriously difficult for instructors to teach and for students to learn. Part III presents material for more advanced courses on topics such as decision theory, Bayesian statistics, sampling, and data science.. Based on years of teaching experience the book provides a wealth of demonstrations, activities, examples, and projects that involve active student participation. To help overcome these challenges, Gelman and Nolan have put together this fascinating and thought-provoking book. Part II gives tips on what works and what doesn't, how to set up effective demonstrations, how to encourage students to participate in class and to work effectively in group projects