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Cover: UPDATED Version of The Practice of Statistics, 6th Edition by Daren S. Starnes; Josh Tabor

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Everything students need to be successful in the AP® Statistics course is available with The Updated Practice of Statistics, Sixth Edition. Using the same style, nomenclature, and language used on the AP® Statistics exam, the text utilizes technology to provide extensive support  for students as they learn the content they really need to know to succeed in the course and on the exam.

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Contents

Table of Contents

Unit 1: Exploring One-Variable Data
Chapter 1: Data Analysis
Chapter 2: Modeling Distributions of Quantitative Data

Unit 2: Exploring Two-Variable Data 
Chapter 3: Exploring Two-Variable Quantitative Data

Unit 3: Collecting Data
Chapter 4: Collecting Data

Unit 4: Probability, Random Variables, and Probability Distributions
Chapter 5: Probability
Chapter 6: Random Variables and Probability Distributions

Unit 5: Sampling Distributions
Chapter 7: Sampling Distributions

Unit 6: Inference for Categorical Data: Proportions
Chapter 8: Estimating Proportions with Confidence
Chapter 9: Testing Claims about Proportions

Unit 7: Inference for Quantitative Data: Means  
Chapter 10: Estimating Means with Confidence
Chapter 11: Testing Claims about Means

Unit 8: Inference for Categorical Data: Chi-Square
Unit 9: Inference for Quantitative Data: Slopes
  
Chapter 12: Inference for Distributions and Relationships 

Authors

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Daren Starnes

Daren Starnes has taught a variety of statistics courses—including AP® Statistics, Introductory Statistics, and Mathematical Statistics—for 25 years. He earned his MA in Mathematics from the University of Michigan and his BS in Mathematics from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Daren has been a Reader, Table Leader, and Question Leader for the AP® Statistics exam for over 20 years. As a College Board consultant since 1999, Daren has led hundreds of workshops for AP® Statistics teachers throughout the United States and overseas. He frequently presents in-person and online sessions about statistics teaching and learning for high school and college faculty. Daren is an active member of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), the American Statistical Association (ASA), the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges (AMATYC), and the International Association for Statistical Education (IASE). He served on the ASA/NCTM Joint Committee on the Curriculum in Statistics and Probability for six years. While on the committee, he edited the Guidelines for Assessment and Instruction in Statistics Education (GAISE) pre-K–12 report. Daren is also coauthor of the popular on-level text Statistics and Probability with Applications (now in its fifth edition) and of the new college text Introductory Statistics: A Student-Centered Approach. Daren and his wife Judy enjoy traveling, rambling walks, jigsaw puzzles, and spending time with their three sons and seven grandchildren.


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Josh Tabor

Josh Tabor has enjoyed teaching on-level and AP® Statistics to high school students for more than 26 years, most recently at The Potter’s School. He received a BS in Mathematics from Biola University, in La Mirada, California. In recognition of his outstanding work as an educator, Josh was named one of the five finalists for Arizona Teacher of the Year in 2011. He is a past member of the AP® Statistics Development Committee (2005–2009) as well as an experienced Reader, Table Leader, Question Leader, and Exam Leader at the AP® Statistics Reading since 1999. In 2013, Josh was named to the SAT® Mathematics Development Committee. Each year, Josh leads one-week AP® Summer Institutes and one-day College Board workshops around the country and frequently speaks at local, national, and international conferences. In addition to teaching and speaking, Josh has authored articles in The American Statistician, The Mathematics Teacher, STATS Magazine, and The Journal of Statistics Education. Combining his love of statistics and love of sports, Josh teamed with Christine Franklin to write Statistical Reasoning in Sports, an innovative textbook for on-level statistics courses. Josh is also coauthor of the popular on-level text - Statistics and Probability with Applications (now in its fifth edition) and the new college text Introductory Statistics: A Student-Centered Approach. Outside of work, Josh enjoys gardening, traveling, and playing board games with his family.


Utilizing technology and extensive support for student success.

Everything students need to be successful in the AP® Statistics course is available with The Updated Practice of Statistics, Sixth Edition. Using the same style, nomenclature, and language used on the AP® Statistics exam, the text utilizes technology to provide extensive support  for students as they learn the content they really need to know to succeed in the course and on the exam.

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Achieve's online courseware includes an e-book, quizzes, videos, and more. It's your most economical choice, even if your instructor doesn't require it.

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E-book

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Table of Contents

Unit 1: Exploring One-Variable Data
Chapter 1: Data Analysis
Chapter 2: Modeling Distributions of Quantitative Data

Unit 2: Exploring Two-Variable Data 
Chapter 3: Exploring Two-Variable Quantitative Data

Unit 3: Collecting Data
Chapter 4: Collecting Data

Unit 4: Probability, Random Variables, and Probability Distributions
Chapter 5: Probability
Chapter 6: Random Variables and Probability Distributions

Unit 5: Sampling Distributions
Chapter 7: Sampling Distributions

Unit 6: Inference for Categorical Data: Proportions
Chapter 8: Estimating Proportions with Confidence
Chapter 9: Testing Claims about Proportions

Unit 7: Inference for Quantitative Data: Means  
Chapter 10: Estimating Means with Confidence
Chapter 11: Testing Claims about Means

Unit 8: Inference for Categorical Data: Chi-Square
Unit 9: Inference for Quantitative Data: Slopes
  
Chapter 12: Inference for Distributions and Relationships 

Headshot of Daren Starnes

Daren Starnes

Daren Starnes has taught a variety of statistics courses—including AP® Statistics, Introductory Statistics, and Mathematical Statistics—for 25 years. He earned his MA in Mathematics from the University of Michigan and his BS in Mathematics from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Daren has been a Reader, Table Leader, and Question Leader for the AP® Statistics exam for over 20 years. As a College Board consultant since 1999, Daren has led hundreds of workshops for AP® Statistics teachers throughout the United States and overseas. He frequently presents in-person and online sessions about statistics teaching and learning for high school and college faculty. Daren is an active member of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), the American Statistical Association (ASA), the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges (AMATYC), and the International Association for Statistical Education (IASE). He served on the ASA/NCTM Joint Committee on the Curriculum in Statistics and Probability for six years. While on the committee, he edited the Guidelines for Assessment and Instruction in Statistics Education (GAISE) pre-K–12 report. Daren is also coauthor of the popular on-level text Statistics and Probability with Applications (now in its fifth edition) and of the new college text Introductory Statistics: A Student-Centered Approach. Daren and his wife Judy enjoy traveling, rambling walks, jigsaw puzzles, and spending time with their three sons and seven grandchildren.


Headshot of Josh Tabor

Josh Tabor

Josh Tabor has enjoyed teaching on-level and AP® Statistics to high school students for more than 26 years, most recently at The Potter’s School. He received a BS in Mathematics from Biola University, in La Mirada, California. In recognition of his outstanding work as an educator, Josh was named one of the five finalists for Arizona Teacher of the Year in 2011. He is a past member of the AP® Statistics Development Committee (2005–2009) as well as an experienced Reader, Table Leader, Question Leader, and Exam Leader at the AP® Statistics Reading since 1999. In 2013, Josh was named to the SAT® Mathematics Development Committee. Each year, Josh leads one-week AP® Summer Institutes and one-day College Board workshops around the country and frequently speaks at local, national, and international conferences. In addition to teaching and speaking, Josh has authored articles in The American Statistician, The Mathematics Teacher, STATS Magazine, and The Journal of Statistics Education. Combining his love of statistics and love of sports, Josh teamed with Christine Franklin to write Statistical Reasoning in Sports, an innovative textbook for on-level statistics courses. Josh is also coauthor of the popular on-level text - Statistics and Probability with Applications (now in its fifth edition) and the new college text Introductory Statistics: A Student-Centered Approach. Outside of work, Josh enjoys gardening, traveling, and playing board games with his family.


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