Books by David Moore



THE BASIC PRACTICE OF STATISTICS
4th edition, Freeman, summer 2006
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INTRODUCTION TO THE PRACTICE OF STATISTICS
with George P. McCabe, 5th edition, Freeman, 2005, 828 pages.
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STATISTICS: CONCEPTS AND CONTROVERSIES
with William I. Notz, 6th edition, Freeman, 2006, 561 pages.
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PERSPECTIVES ON CONTEMPORARY STATISTICS
edited with David C. Hoaglin,
Mathematical Association of America Notes Series Number 21, 1992

STATISTICS: CONCEPTS AND CONTROVERSIES

 Intended for general education of liberal arts students.

SCC is more verbal and less algebraic, broader and less deep, than texts for those who must actually use statistics. Coverage of both data analysis and (especially) inference is restricted. There is unusual attention to data production (sample surveys and experiments) and to public policy issues intended for class discussion. ``Issues'' sections discuss such topics as data ehtics, opinion polls and the political process, the question of causation, the place of government statistics, and dealing with chance in everyday life.


INTRODUCTION TO THE PRACTICE OF STATISTICS

THE BASIC PRACTICE OF STATISTICS

Both texts are introductions to statistical principles and methods. Both BPS and IPS emphasize experience with data and understanding of central statistical ideas. Neither requires math beyond a working knowledge of algebra.

IPS is in several senses a higher-level text, however. It requires stronger reading skills and contains more ``optional'' or enrichment topics (e.g., normal quantile plots). IPS also presents in the text some more advanced topics that appear only in online and CD supplements to BPS, notably multiple comparisons and contrasts in one-way ANOVA and introductions to multiple regression and two-way ANOVA. Moreover, IPS provides a traditional treatment of elementary formal probability. BPS is designed to be accessible to average undergraduates. Its short chapters, frequent stopping points, and detailed reviews help students pace themselves. BPS presents probability and sampling distributions informally, concentrating on the idea of a distribution to support statistical inference. Additional more traditional probability appears in optional chapters.

Both BPS and IPS are used at many leading universities and colleges for teaching modern introductory statistics to students who need not have had calculus. Typical undergraduate students in non-quantitative fields can gain a substantial mastery of basic statistics from BPS, if the instructor is willing to reduce the traditional coverage of formal probability. BPS in fact represents my current thinking as to what an introductory course should present.


PERSPECTIVES ON CONTEMPORARY STATISTICS

 A collection of essays on topics central to beginning statistics, aimed at teachers of statistics who are sophisticated but may not have been trained as statisticians. The chapters are ``What is statistics'' (David Moore), ``Data analysis'' (Paul Velleman and David Hoaglin), ``Computers and modern statistics'' (Ronald Thisted and Paul Velleman), ``Samples and surveys'' (Judith Tanur), ``The statistical approach to design of experiments'' (Ronald Snee and Lynne Hare), ``What is probability'' (Glenn Shafer), ``The reasoning of statistical inference'' (Lincoln Moses), ``Diagnostics'' (David Hoaglin), and ``Resistant and robust procedures'' (Thomas Hettmansperger and Simon Sheather).



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