statistics

An introduction to the Using Data Project, a program designed to give educators with the skills, knowledge, and dispositions to put school data to work to improve teaching and learning, lead a process of collaborative inquiry, and close achievement gaps. Includes a companion CD.

Presents articles and statistics on the 2003 sports year, covering football, baseball, hockey, tennis, golf, and other sports, and includes sections on sports markets and awards, arena and stadium seating charts for 120 teams, obituaries, and a calendar of 2004 events.

Statistical guide to garbage and its disposal, emphasizing types of garbage, municipal solid waste, air pollution, water pollution, and public concern about the environment.

Discusses the possible origins, symptoms, and characteristics of AIDS, the ongoing search for a cure, and myths and fears concerning the epidemic.

Profiles twelve athletes who nearly broke records set by some of the greatest baseball players that ever played the game.