"Mathematics is the handwriting on the human consciousness of the very Spirit of Life itself." -- (Claude Bragdon)
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Answer: He said the man was historical. Things Herky would like to know: Why do they call it a TV set when you only get one? |
Reading: Section 2.1, pages 64-71 (up to Exercises)
Exercise: No written assignment. Note: Read the materials carefully. You are in an Advanced Placement (college level) course. Reading... and understanding what you read, is important.
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You are in Section 2.1.
The Cartoon Guide toStatistics is aneasy-to-read-and-understand book. There is a lot of good stuff mixedin among the cartoon figures. The pages you will be reading representa review of what we have done to date, plus a very brief introduction(pages 24-27) to some new thoughts that will be very important tous.
Over Outings Week, you should read the bookletHow to Lie with Statistics
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Text:
The Practice of Statistics, by Yates, Moore, McCabe. New York,W.H. Freeman and Company, 1999. (ISBN 0-7167-3370-6)
Supplemental books:
The Cartoon Guide to Statistics, by Gonick and Smith. NewYork, HarperCollins Publishers, 1993. (ISBN 0-06-273102-5)
How to Lie with Statistics, by Darrell Huff. New York, W.W.Norton & Company, 1982 (ISBN 0-393-09426-X)