Teaching Statistics: A Bag of Tricks - Softcover

Gelman, Andrew

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0198785704 ISBN 13: 9780198785705

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2017

Synopsis

Students in the sciences, economics, social sciences, and medicine take an introductory statistics course. And yet statistics can be notoriously difficult for instructors to teach and for students to learn. To help overcome these challenges, 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, activities, examples, and projects that involve active student participation.

Part I of the book presents a large selection of activities for introductory statistics courses and has chapters such as 'First week of class'― with exercises to break the ice and get students talking; then descriptive statistics, graphics, linear regression, data collection (sampling and experimentation), probability, inference, and statistical communication. Part II gives tips on what works and what doesn't, how to set up effective demonstrations, how to encourage students to participate in class and to work effectively in group projects. Course plans for introductory statistics, statistics for social scientists, and communication and graphics are provided. Part III presents material for more advanced courses on topics such as decision theory, Bayesian statistics, sampling, and data science.

About this title

Review:

This book is unique; statistics educators will benefit. Recommended. (CHOICE)

Exceptionally well written, organized and presented, "Teaching Statistics: A Bag of Tricks" is an extraordinary and unreservedly recommended addition to academic library collections in general, and would prove to be an enduringly valued supplementary text book for Statistics Education curriculums. (Midwest Book Review)

Review from previous edition "... very readable ... a book to dip into ... a useful companion to have to hand with fresh and relevant ideas." (Mathematics in School)

"This book contains more material than could possibly be used in a single course; we suggest you read through it all and then try out some of the ideas. Pick and choose what works for you." (Zentralblatt Math)

"Gelman and Nolan have constructed a tour de force of clever demonstrations that will permit all who use them to communicate more effectively many of the deepest ideas of statisitical thinking." (Howard Wainer, Distinguished Research Scientist, National Board of Medical Examiners, Philadelphia)

I strongly recommend Teaching Statistics to anyone teaching statistics. The second edition contains new and exciting ideas, especially for more advanced classes. This book is well-written, informative, and very useful. (Rebecca Conley, MAA Reviews)

About the Author:

Andrew Gelman is Professor of Statistics and Professor of Political Science and Director of the Applied Sciences Center at Columbia University. He has published over 250 articles in statistical theory, methods, and computation, and in applications areas including decision analysis, survey sampling, political science, public health, and policy. Deborah Nolan is Professor of Statistics at the University of California, Berkeley. Her research has involved the empirical process, high-dimensional modeling, and, more recently, technology in education and reproducible research.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0198785704
• ISBN 13: 9780198785705
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 426