A First Course in Statistics Author:James T. McClave, Frank H. Dietrich For a one-semester, general education Introductory Statistics course. Drawing students in with its reality-based approach and practicality, this popular text offers a balanced and enlightening examination of the theory and application of statistics. Helping to hone important critical thinking skills, it teaches students how to analyze data that... more » appear in situations in the world around them and bases a majority of its examples and exercises on current, real-world applications pulled from journals, magazines, news articles, and commerce.« less