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The Practice of Statistics: TI-83/84/89 Graphing Calculator Enhanced | 
 enlarge | Authors: Dan Yates, David S. Moore, Daren S. Starnes
Publisher: W. H. Freeman
Category: Book
Buy New: $70.00
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Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 221103
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 3rd
Pages: 858
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.3
Dimensions (in): 10.1 x 8 x 1.4
ISBN: 0716773090
Dewey Decimal Number: 519
EAN: 9780716773092
ASIN: 0716773090
Publication Date: February 22, 2007
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Product Description
The Practice of Statistics is the only high school statistics textbook that directly reflects the College Board course description for AP Statistics. Combining the data analysis approach with the power of technology, innovative pedagogy, and a number of new features, the Third Edition is the most effective yet.
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 Teachers: shun this book November 30, 2008
Mr. P. (California, USA)
I teach AP Statistics out of this book, and I dislike it intensely. The problem isn't with the statistical concepts, which are on a par with other AP Statistics books, but with the organization of the book and support materials as an aid for teachers:
1) The topics are treated in a non-standard and unintuitive order. Data production is only introduced after data analysis. Regression is introduced far too early, and entirely without mathematical justification.
2) The problems are peppered throughout the text, rather than placed conveniently at the end of the chapter. The problems are very uneven in terms of effort-to-learning.
3) Key topics are buried in problems, and not highlighted in the teacher's support materials.
4) Support materials are scattered - some in the teacher's edition, some in the solutions guide, some in the Resource Binder.
5) The Resource Binder is detailed, but organized in a completely haphazard fashion; it's a hodge-podge of "oh, by the way, here's some stuff that worked when I taught it that one time" nuggets, rather than a planned support for teachers. "Guidance" is colloquial and unplanned. It does me no good to write "you might be tempted to delay this section until chapter 13 and then..." [Resource Binder, teacher commentary on section 4.2] -- either this is the time to introduce the concept or it isn't; I expect the textbook's authors to have worked this out. Significantly, the Resource Binder is not a corrected version of the 2nd Edition, but an almost entirely new work with different concepts, different suggestions, and different errors and typos. It's as if the authors didn't correct the last edition, but simply started over.
6) There are FAR too many errors in the the teaching guide, the solutions manual and the Resource Binder. Be prepared to do EVERY problem you assign, because you can NEVER rely on the answer keys. This is especially egregious on Chapter tests.
7) The mathematical motivation for some concepts is non-existent. The authors go so far as to state that some key concepts are "advanced mathematics" - but they then go no further. I find that I am continually supplementing the math concepts with another text.
8) The writing is flabby and meandering. Students report that they find it garrulous and tedious.
I can add more, but you get the gist of it. I address this review to teachers who are handed this book to consider for adoption: do NOT adopt it. Roxy Peck's book, which I've also used, is far superior, especially in its organization for a teacher's use. I am sure there are other good texts, but this isn't one of them - at least from the teacher's viewpoint.
Decent Book October 7, 2007
S. Lee
I think this book does a alright job for preparing someone for the AP exam. However the setup is a little different and annoying from the previous edition at certain spots. This one is up to date and the questions deal with more recent issues. Size wise its the same as the previous, so at least you don't have to drag a fat book around. Overall not the worst textbook I've ever had.
ehhh September 12, 2007
Pooja Shankar (Florida)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is alright. We just started using it in our statistics class. It is a very boring book and is not very well organized. I hate how the problems are not all in one section.
Practice of Statistics July 5, 2007
Paul A. Bates
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
It is a textbook for a math class. How good could it possibly be?
Good text for AP Stats students May 13, 2006
John Kinnane (Jenison, MI USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I teach high school AP Statistics and use this textbook. I think the text does a great job of covering all the topics needed for the Exam and provides a good mix of thought-provoking problems and good explanations of procedures if you take the time to carefully read.
As one reviewer pointed out, the problems are interspersed througout a section, not all grouped at the end of a section. This makes it awkward when trying to find a particular problem number. Also, as mentioned, the headings could have been done better to help outline the sections and chapters more easily.
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