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21st century skills library. Data geek Building blocks of math Core curriculum video libraries (Cambridge educational (Firm)) Core curriculum video library McGraw-Hill "Demystified" series Publication (Genealogical Association of Nova Scotia) ; no. 11 Research methods in the social sciences Sports - Graphics Standard deviants core curriculum Teach yourself booksGraham, Alan
Summary: "A book intended for self instruction presents the basic ideas of statistics."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Contemporary Books 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 001.422 GRASummary: Who said statistics were boring? Using magic and circus motifs, this program demonstrates the significance of probability theory and the importance of using the correct test to analyze research data. Host Amy and her friend Matt the Magician guide viewers through the need to make probability statements, and along with a team of students, use juggling skills to explore choice of test. Setting...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Gibilisco, Stan.
Summary: "Self-Teaching guide ... fundamental guide to the concepts of statistics and probability ... problem solving, drawings, tables, quizzes and a 'final exam'."
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Publisher / Publication Date: McGraw-Hill 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 519.5 GIBOehrli, Jo Angela
Summary: Explains how the collection and use of data plays an important role in projects of all kinds.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cherry Lake Publishing 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 519.5 OEHLoureiro, Stephanie
Summary: "From common sports stats to how stats help a team make money, readers will learn the importance of statistics in sports"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Sport Graph LoureiroLevinson, Horace C. (Horace Clifford)
Summary: In simple, nontechnical language, the author explores the fundamentals governing chance and applies them to statistics relevant to sports, government, business, and other fields. Part I concerns the theory of probability, with discussions of superstitions, fallacies, betting odds, the law of mathematical expectation, and specific applications of probability to poker, roulette, lotteries, dice...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dover Publications 2001
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC LEVOsweiller, Regina
Summary: "Experience mathematics like never before! The characters in this series will whisk you away on a colorful journey through basic mathematical concepts. Does math just make you cringe? Never fear! Learning can be oodles of fun with the... building blocks of math"--Page [4] of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: World Book, Inc. 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 519.5 OSWHAYSLETT, H.T., JR.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1968
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 519.5 HAYWeinberg, George H.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Brooks/Cole Pub. Co. 1969
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 519.5 WEIDodd, Don.
Contents: [v. 1] Historical statistics of the South, 1790-1970.--v. 2. The Midwest
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Alabama Press 1973
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1 available in Reference, Call number: R 317.3 DODSpiegelhalter, D. J.
Summary: "Statistics are everywhere, as integral to science as they are to business, and in the popular media hundreds of times a day. In this age of big data, a basic grasp of statistical literacy is more important than ever if we want to separate the fact from the fiction, the ostentatious embellishments from the raw evidence-- and even more so if we hope to participate in the future, rather than...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 519.5 SPIJaisingh, Lloyd R.
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Publisher / Publication Date: McGraw-Hill 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 519.5 JAIReichmann, W. J. (William John)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 1962
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 519.5 RICSummary: "The Statistical Absract of the United States has provided a statistical portrait of the social, poliitical, demographic, and economic conditions of America since 1878"--Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield 2018
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1 available in Reference, Call number: R 317.3 PROCampbell, Stephen K. (Stephen Kent)
Contents: The last shall be first -- Measurements: valid, veiled, and overblown -- Cheating charts -- Accommodating averages -- Air, gravity, and variation -- Puffing up a point with percents -- Careless comparisons -- Jumping to conclusions -- Slapdash probabilities -- The mysterious sampling factory -- Relationships: causal and casual -- Beyond plain as day -- Significant others -- Forty awful examples.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Think Twice 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 001.422 CAMCentral Michigan University. Center for Government Research
Summary: "The Center for Governmental Research (the Center) of Central Michigan University, commissioned by Grand Traverse Area United Way to conduct a five county needs assessment study of health and human services, completed the report in January 1988. The five counties included in the project were Antrim, Benzie, Kalkaska, Grand Traverse and Leelanau. The needs assessment consisted of three separate...
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Publisher / Publication Date: [Central Michigan University] 0000
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1 available in Nelson Room, Call number: R NEL 307 PERSummary: After concisely defining the purpose of statistics, section one of this program uses Five-Card Charlie's Fuzzy Dice Cola to examine the concepts of population and sampling and to catalogue the elements of statistical problems. In section two, data derived from the National Martyr Competition provides an opportunity to set up a relative frequency histogram, which involves classes and their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: In this TEDTalk, Oxford mathematician Peter Donnelly reveals the common mistakes humans make in interpreting statistics - and the devastating impact these errors can have on the outcome of criminal trials. Donnelly is an expert in probability theory who applies statistical methods to genetic data. He's also an expert on DNA analysis, and an advocate for sensible statistical analysis in the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Harford, Tim
Summary: "Today we think statistics are the enemy, numbers used to mislead and confuse us. That's a mistake, Tim Harford says in The Data Detective. We shouldn't be suspicious of statistics-we need to understand what they mean and how they can improve our lives: they are, at heart, human behavior seen through the prism of numbers and are often "the only way of grasping much of what is going on around...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 001.4 HARCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Math HarfordSummary: Annotation Vital Statistics of The United States: Births, Life Expectancy, Deaths, and Selected Health Data brings together a comprehensive collection of birth, mortality, and health data into a single volume. It provides a wealth of information compiled by the National Center for Health Statistics and other government agencies. Features of this publication will include: Over 200 detailed...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bernan Press 2010
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1 available in Reference, Call number: R 317 VITProQuest (Firm)
Summary: The Statistical Abstract of the United States, published since 1878, is the best-known statistical reference in the country. As a comprehensive collection of statistics of the social, political, and economic conditions of the United States, it is a snapshot of America and its people.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield 2021
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1 available in Reference, Call number: R 317.3 PROSummary: Horrified by the living conditions in Chicago's tenements, Jane Addams opened Hull House in 1889, a place where she, Julia Lathrop, and other fellow activists could provide outreach services to the poor and uneducated people of the neighborhood-and by applying statistical analysis to real-world problems, pave the way for far-reaching social reform. Filled with archival photos and footage, this...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Holder, Jean M.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Genealogical Association of Nova Scotia 1986