xiii pages 237–241. Because some teachers prefer to use the “0-to-z” table, an alternative presentation of this topic is provided in Appendix A. Page Layout Statistics instruction is more accessible when it is carefully formatted on each page with a consistent open layout. This text is the first college-level statistics book to be written so that, when possible, its features are not split from one page to the next. Although this process requires extra planning, the result is a presentation that is clean and clear. Meeting the Standards MAA, AMATYC, NCTM Standards This text answers the call for a student-friendly text that emphasizes the uses of statistics. My goal is not to produce statisticians but to produce informed consumers of statistical reports. For this reason, I have included exercises that require students to interpret results, provide written explanations, find patterns, and make decisions. GAISE Recommendations Funded by the American Statistical Association, the Guidelines for Assessment and Instruction in Statistics Education (GAISE) Project developed six recommendations for teaching introductory statistics in a college course. These recommendations are: • Emphasize statistical literacy and develop statistical thinking. • Use real data. • Stress conceptual understanding rather than mere knowledge of procedures. • Foster active learning in the classroom. • Use technology for developing conceptual understanding and analyzing data. • Use assessments to improve and evaluate student learning. The examples, exercises, and features in this text embrace all of these recommendations. MyMathLab for School Resources for Success MyMathLab for School is available to accompany Pearson’s market-leading text options, including Elementary Statistics: Picturing The World, 8e (access code required). 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