Publisher's Synopsis
ActivStats for SPSS (Windows only) provides an introductory statistics course on CD-ROM using the full potential of multimedia. It is particularly well-suited for statistics for natural sciences or introductory statistics where SPSS® is used. The CD-ROM integrates video, simulation, animation, narration, text, pictures, interactive experiments, and Web access into a rich learning environment. The course offers practice with real data via links to the widely used statistical software package, SPSS. ActivStats for SPSS offers audio and visual instruction for performing statistical analyses in SPSS, which must be previously installed on the user's computer. Using ActivStats for SPSS, students develop a sound understanding of statistical concepts and methods. The CD-ROM follows a course scope and sequence consistent with the ASA/MAA guidelines for teaching introductory statistics and the Advanced Placement Statistics Course. ActivStats for SPSS is designed to accompany any statistics text, even offering the option of alternative topic orders to match the most common textbook sequences. It can also be used as a source of laboratory activities, as a personal study guide, or as the core of a self-paced or distance learning course. Instructor extensions can be added to each page to tailor the material to students' particular needs.
