Publisher's Synopsis
"In earlier editions, I opened the preface by highlighting that, "statistics is not something static or antiquated that we used to do in times past; statistics is an ever-evolving discipline with relevance to our daily lives" (Privitera, 2012, 2015, 2018, p. xxvii in all editions). In this spirit, and true to the foundational philosophical approach of this text, the third edition includes substantive changes that reflect an adaptive culture of analysis and interpretation in the social and behavioral sciences. Initially, on the basis of years of experience and student feedback, I was inspired to write a book that instructors could truly teach from-one that relates statistics to science using current, practical research examples and one that is approachable (and dare I say interesting!) to students. I wrote this book in that spirit- to introduce students to statistics as a way of understanding the world around them and encouraging student
