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Teaching Statistics: A Bag of Tricks
Andrew Gelman
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Description for Teaching Statistics: A Bag of Tricks
Paperback. To help overcome the challenges of teaching statistics across various diciplines, Gelman and Nolan have put together this fascinating and thought-provoking book based on years of teaching experience. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: PBT. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Students in the sciences, economics, social sciences, and medicine take an introductory statistics course. And yet statistics can be notoriously difficult for instructors to teach and for students to learn. To help overcome these challenges, Gelman and Nolan have put together this fascinating and thought-provoking book. Based on years of teaching experience the book provides a wealth of demonstrations, activities, examples, and projects that involve active student participation. 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. 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. Course plans for introductory statistics, statistics for social scientists, and communication and graphics are provided. Part III presents material for more advanced courses on topics such as decision theory, Bayesian statistics, sampling, and data science.
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198785705
SKU
V9780198785705
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About Andrew Gelman
Andrew 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, public health, and policy. Deborah Nolan is Professor of Statistics at the University of California, Berkeley. Her research has involved the empirical process, high-dimensional modeling, and, more recently, technology in education and reproducible research.
Reviews for Teaching Statistics: A Bag of Tricks
I strongly recommend Teaching Statistics to anyone teaching statistics. The second edition contains new and exciting ideas, especially for more advanced classes. This book is well-written, informative, and very useful.
Rebecca Conley, MAA Reviews
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
This book contains more material than could possibly be used in a single course; we suggest you read through it all and then try out some of the ideas. Pick and choose what works for you.
Zentralblatt Math
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
Exceptionally well written, organized and presented, Teaching Statistics: A Bag of Tricks is an extraordinary and unreservedly recommended addition to academic library collections in general, and would prove to be an enduringly valued supplementary text book for Statistics Education curriculums.
Midwest Book Review
This book is unique; statistics educators will benefit. Recommended.
CHOICE
Rebecca Conley, MAA Reviews
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
This book contains more material than could possibly be used in a single course; we suggest you read through it all and then try out some of the ideas. Pick and choose what works for you.
Zentralblatt Math
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
Exceptionally well written, organized and presented, Teaching Statistics: A Bag of Tricks is an extraordinary and unreservedly recommended addition to academic library collections in general, and would prove to be an enduringly valued supplementary text book for Statistics Education curriculums.
Midwest Book Review
This book is unique; statistics educators will benefit. Recommended.
CHOICE