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020			_a978-1-4129-2494-8
050			_aQ 180 .C66 2006
100			_aCoolidge, F.
245		0	_aStatistics: a gentle introduction
250			_a2nd ed.
260			_aCalifornia _bSage Publications Inc. _c2006
300			_axvii, 396p.
500			_aShows how statistics needn?t be difficult or dull, likens the role of a statistician to that of a curious detective, an honest attorney, and a good storyteller. Minimizes the use of formulas, but provides a step-by-step approach to their solution, and includes a glossary of key terms, symbols, and definitions at the end of each chapter. Includes a short story about historical and contemporary statisticians who figured prominently in the evolution of the discipline of statistics.
650			_aStatistics|Mathematics
942			_2lcc _cBK
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