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Test Bank For Mind on Statistics , 6th Edition Jessica M. Utts

1. ISBN-10

   1337793604
2. ISBN-13

   978-1337793605
3. Discover the significance of statistics and how you can apply statistical principles to enhance decision-making in both your professional and everyday life with Utts/Heckard’s “MIND ON STATISTICS, 6th Edition.” This unique approach challenges the notion that statistics are dull, helping you develop a conceptual grasp of statistical concepts and understand the importance of deriving meaning from data. Engaging questions pique your curiosity, while insightful explanations demonstrate the practicality of statistics through updated examples and contemporary case studies. You’ll cultivate a strong statistical intuition, learning to analyze data and interpret results effectively. Strengthen your statistical literacy and gain insight into statistical methodology. Plus, the new Statistical Analysis and Learning Tool (SALT) in WebAssign allows you to visualize statistics, aiding in a deeper conceptual understanding of data interpretation.
   

   About the Author

   Jessica Utts is professor emerita of statistics at the University of California at Irvine. She received her B.A. in math and psychology at SUNY Binghamton and her M.A. and Ph.D. in statistics at Penn State University. Aside from MIND ON STATISTICS, Dr. Utts has authored SEEING THROUGH STATISTICS and co-authored STATISTICAL IDEAS AND METHODS, both published by Cengage Learning. Dr. Utts has been active in the statistics education community at the high school and college levels. She served as chair of the Advanced Placement Statistics Development Committee and as Chief Reader for the A.P. Statistics Exam. In 2016 she was the president of the American Statistical Association, the largest professional organization in the world for statisticians. She is a recipient of the Academic Senate Distinguished Teaching Award and the Magnar Ronning Award for Teaching Excellence, both at the University of California at Davis. She is also a fellow of the American Statistical Association, the Institute of Mathematical Statistics, the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Association for Psychological Science. Beyond statistics education, Dr. Utts�s major contributions have been in applying statistics to a variety of disciplines, most notably to parapsychology, the laboratory study of psychic phenomena. She has appeared on numerous television shows, including Larry King Live, ABC’s Nightline, CNN Morning News and 20/20.