statistical methods

Offers advice on how to understand social statistics and how to recognize bad statistics that are sometimes put out by the media, or special interest groups; and presents analyses of a selection of bad statistics.

Examines the mathematical aspects of baseball, explaining concepts related to geometry, physics, and statistics, and describing how players use math to help improve their game.

Presents information about sports through charts and graphs and discusses how to organize data in different visual forms.

Discusses how statistics have changed the field of science in the twentieth century, focusing on the theories and ideas of famous scientists and thinkers.

Explains why people must use their critical thinking skills when reading statistics, presenting guidance on several kinds of misleading numbers and providing contemporary examples on such topics as teen suicides, school shootings, risk of divorce, and racial profiling.

Explains how high school teachers and administrators can conduct data analysis and use the findings to promote continuous school improvement and student learning, and includes a CD-ROM.

Offers advice on how to understand social statistics and how to recognize bad statistics that are sometimes put out by the media, or special interest groups; and presents analyses of a selection of bad statistics.

A guide to understanding the statistics found on the sports page of the newspaper. Examines statistics for baseball, football, basketball, hockey, and tennis.