Easy-to-read TI Tips show students how to use the calculator’s statistics functions as they are needed.
Each chapter covers roughly the material for one or two classes (depending on class schedule and length).
The book is organized into short, teachable chapters.
What Can Go Wrong? sections in each chapter illustrate the most common misuses and misconceptions of statistical thinking to arm students with the tools to detect statistical errors and offer practice in debunking misuses of statistics.
While the authors don’t bury students in proofs and derivations, they do show that the formulas and procedures that they use stand on solid ground.
Math Boxes give students easy-to-follow discussions of the underlying mathematics behind statistics.
This “Think, Show, Tell” approach to problem solving is repeated throughout the book to consistently emphasize statistics in context.
A motivating example starts off each chapter, teaching students how to Think about the statistical issues at hand, how to Show proper application of statistical techniques, and how to Tell others what they have learned.