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"""The author presents basic statistical principals with many, strong, detailed real world media examples. The source documents, media examples, are completely referenced. Through the media examples, the reader is able to see the correct application of the statistical theory and tools and also understand how statistics can be misused to analyze data. The media examples strongly increase one's understanding of the statistical principals."" Guy Cohen, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Columbia University ""Anthony Donoghue's lovely book brings a fresh new perspective to standard introductory statistics curriculum. His explanations are clear and concise but the real power of the text is the connection to high-profile real-world applications. Earlier texts by Moore and by Utts have succeeded in this vein, but Donoghue has an eye for the kind of bang up-to-date story that will really engage students."" David Madigan, EVP and Dean of the Faculty of Art and Sciences (Former Chair of the Department of Statistics), Columbia University ""Statistics is the art of dealing with uncertainty. It may be taught through hard mathematical proofs, or by soft intuition. Anthony Donoghue has the rare gift of mastering both, and uses his great imagination to make them accessible to anyone. In a world in which mass media are displacing Gutenberg's galaxy, the clearness of this book reminds us that statistics have become as useful and necessary today, as reading and writing in the past."" Willibald Sonnleitner, Research Professor, El Colegio de México ""This text is a treasure trove of motivating examples for teaching statistics. The examples motivate good sampling designs and surveys, the consequences of ignoring key assumptions, and reading media reports of science with skepticism. This book is a worthy read for statistics teachers and professors who want to wow their students with important media examples."" Clifford Spiegelman, Distinguished Professor of Statistics and University Distinguished Professor at Texas A&M University, Senior Research Scientist at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute ""This lovely book uses vivid media examples to illustrate the fundamental ideas of statistics. The author is passionate about statistics and its connections to the real world. He carefully chooses examples from medicine, politics and other areas, and critically examines them using powerful statistical concepts. Through media examples, statistics is not only an abstract subject of purely academic interest but also a perspective for us to understand phenomena in our everyday life. This book can be a nice introductory text for students. It is also a source of examples for my own teaching."" Peng Deng, University of California, Berkeley"

""The author presents basic statistical principals with many, strong, detailed real world media examples. The source documents, media examples, are completely referenced. Through the media examples, the reader is able to see the correct application of the statistical theory and tools and also understand how statistics can be misused to analyze data. The media examples strongly increase one's understanding of the statistical principals."" Guy Cohen, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Columbia University ""Anthony Donoghue's lovely book brings a fresh new perspective to standard introductory statistics curriculum. His explanations are clear and concise but the real power of the text is the connection to high-profile real-world applications. Earlier texts by Moore and by Utts have succeeded in this vein, but Donoghue has an eye for the kind of bang up-to-date story that will really engage students."" David Madigan, EVP and Dean of the Faculty of Art and Sciences (Former Chair of the Department of Statistics), Columbia University ""Statistics is the art of dealing with uncertainty. It may be taught through hard mathematical proofs, or by soft intuition. Anthony Donoghue has the rare gift of mastering both, and uses his great imagination to make them accessible to anyone. In a world in which mass media are displacing Gutenberg's galaxy, the clearness of this book reminds us that statistics have become as useful and necessary today, as reading and writing in the past."" Willibald Sonnleitner, Research Professor, El Colegio de México ""This text is a treasure trove of motivating examples for teaching statistics. The examples motivate good sampling designs and surveys, the consequences of ignoring key assumptions, and reading media reports of science with skepticism. This book is a worthy read for statistics teachers and professors who want to wow their students with important media examples."" Clifford Spiegelman, Distinguished Professor of Statistics and University Distinguished Professor at Texas A&M University, Senior Research Scientist at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute ""This lovely book uses vivid media examples to illustrate the fundamental ideas of statistics. The author is passionate about statistics and its connections to the real world. He carefully chooses examples from medicine, politics and other areas, and critically examines them using powerful statistical concepts. Through media examples, statistics is not only an abstract subject of purely academic interest but also a perspective for us to understand phenomena in our everyday life. This book can be a nice introductory text for students. It is also a source of examples for my own teaching."" Peng Deng, University of California, Berkeley

The author presents basic statistical principals with many, strong, detailed real world media examples. The source documents, media examples, are completely referenced. Through the media examples, the reader is able to see the correct application of the statistical theory and tools and also understand how statistics can be misused to analyze data. The media examples strongly increase one's understanding of the statistical principals. Guy Cohen, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Columbia University Anthony Donoghue's lovely book brings a fresh new perspective to standard introductory statistics curriculum. His explanations are clear and concise but the real power of the text is the connection to high-profile real-world applications. Earlier texts by Moore and by Utts have succeeded in this vein, but Donoghue has an eye for the kind of bang up-to-date story that will really engage students. David Madigan, EVP and Dean of the Faculty of Art and Sciences (Former Chair of the Department of Statistics), Columbia University Statistics is the art of dealing with uncertainty. It may be taught through hard mathematical proofs, or by soft intuition. Anthony Donoghue has the rare gift of mastering both, and uses his great imagination to make them accessible to anyone. In a world in which mass media are displacing Gutenberg's galaxy, the clearness of this book reminds us that statistics have become as useful and necessary today, as reading and writing in the past. Willibald Sonnleitner, Research Professor, El Colegio de M xico This text is a treasure trove of motivating examples for teaching statistics. The examples motivate good sampling designs and surveys, the consequences of ignoring key assumptions, and reading media reports of science with skepticism. This book is a worthy read for statistics teachers and professors who want to wow their students with important media examples. Clifford Spiegelman, Distinguished Professor of Statistics and University Distinguished Professor at Texas A&M University, Senior Research Scientist at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute This lovely book uses vivid media examples to illustrate the fundamental ideas of statistics. The author is passionate about statistics and its connections to the real world. He carefully chooses examples from medicine, politics and other areas, and critically examines them using powerful statistical concepts. Through media examples, statistics is not only an abstract subject of purely academic interest but also a perspective for us to understand phenomena in our everyday life. This book can be a nice introductory text for students. It is also a source of examples for my own teaching. Peng Deng, University of California, Berkeley

The author presents basic statistical principals with many, strong, detailed real world media examples. The source documents, media examples, are completely referenced. Through the media examples, the reader is able to see the correct application of the statistical theory and tools and also understand how statistics can be misused to analyze data. The media examples strongly increase one's understanding of the statistical principals. Guy Cohen, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Columbia University Anthony Donoghue's lovely book brings a fresh new perspective to standard introductory statistics curriculum. His explanations are clear and concise but the real power of the text is the connection to high-profile real-world applications. Earlier texts by Moore and by Utts have succeeded in this vein, but Donoghue has an eye for the kind of bang up-to-date story that will really engage students. David Madigan, EVP and Dean of the Faculty of Art and Sciences (Former Chair of the Department of Statistics), Columbia University Statistics is the art of dealing with uncertainty. It may be taught through hard mathematical proofs, or by soft intuition. Anthony Donoghue has the rare gift of mastering both, and uses his great imagination to make them accessible to anyone. In a world in which mass media are displacing Gutenberg's galaxy, the clearness of this book reminds us that statistics have become as useful and necessary today, as reading and writing in the past. Willibald Sonnleitner, Research Professor, El Colegio de Mexico This text is a treasure trove of motivating examples for teaching statistics. The examples motivate good sampling designs and surveys, the consequences of ignoring key assumptions, and reading media reports of science with skepticism. This book is a worthy read for statistics teachers and professors who want to wow their students with important media examples. Clifford Spiegelman, Distinguished Professor of Statistics and University Distinguished Professor at Texas A&M University, Senior Research Scientist at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute This lovely book uses vivid media examples to illustrate the fundamental ideas of statistics. The author is passionate about statistics and its connections to the real world. He carefully chooses examples from medicine, politics and other areas, and critically examines them using powerful statistical concepts. Through media examples, statistics is not only an abstract subject of purely academic interest but also a perspective for us to understand phenomena in our everyday life. This book can be a nice introductory text for students. It is also a source of examples for my own teaching. Peng Deng, University of California, Berkeley

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Anthony Donoghue earned his master's degree in statistics at University College Dublin and has worked as a professional statistician in both Ireland and the United States. Currently, he works as a consultant in New York, providing statistics and programming expertise and training. In addition, he is a statistics faculty member at both Columbia University and New York University, where he teaches statistical computing, statistics with and without calculus, and statistical reasoning. Professor Donoghue's areas of focus include comparison testing and experimental design.

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