Students in the sciences, economics, psychology, social
sciences, and medicine take introductory statistics.
Statistics is increasingly offered at the high school level
as well. However, statistics can be notoriously difficult to
teach as it is seen by many students as difficult and
boring, if not irrelevant to their subject of choice. To
help dispel these misconceptions, 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, examples and projects that involve active
student participation. Part I of the book presents a large
selection of activities for introductory statistics courses
and combines chapters such as, 'First week of class', with
exercises to break the ice and get students talking; then
'Descriptive statistics' , collecting and displaying data;
then follows the traditional topics - linear regression,
data collection, probability and inference. Part II gives
tips on what does and what doesn't work in class: how to set
up effective demonstrations and examples, how to encourage
students to participate in class and work effectively in
group projects. A sample course plan is provided. Part III
presents material for more advanced courses on topics such
as decision theory, Bayesian statistics and sampling.
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