Great variety and number of both exercises and examples that have been tested and fine-tuned over many editions. Gives students a lot of opportunity to practice what they have learned. Coverage of p-values (chapters 11-14) Provides students with an alternative technique for performing tests of hypothesis. Emphasis upon stating assumptions rquired for problems of statistical inference. provides students with a section on normal probablity plots. Analysis of Variance (chapter 15): Introduces students to 2 way ANOVA with interactions. Very wide range of applications are represented within the exercises. Provides students with relevant reference to their chosen area of study. Output from different statistical packages (Excel, MINITAB, etc) are represented to expose students to those statistical packages that they may see in later courses or in the workplace. Optional exercises in which statistical packages are to be used are marked with special "technology" icons. Familiarizes students with a range of statistical packages. Checklist of Key Terms and References concludes each chapter. Provides students' with a valuable pedagogical study aid that faciliates learning.