xvi Preface 5. Use technology for developing conceptual understanding and analyzing data: Computer software displays are included throughout the book. Special Tech Center subsections include instruction for using the software. Each chapter includes a Technology Project. When there are discrepancies between answers based on tables and answers based on technology, Appendix D provides both answers. The website www.TriolaStats.com includes free text-specific software (Statdisk), data sets formatted for several different technologies, and instructional videos for technologies. MyMathLab for School also includes support videos for different statistical software applications. 6. Use assessments to improve and evaluate student learning: Assessment tools include an abundance of section exercises, Chapter Quick Quizzes, Chapter Review Exercises, Cumulative Review Exercises, Technology Projects, Big (or Very Large) Data Projects, From Data to Decision projects, and Cooperative Group Activities. Acknowledgments I would like to thank the thousands of statistics professors and students who have contributed to the success of this book. I thank the reviewers for their suggestions for this fourteenth edition: Mary Kay Abbey, Vance Granville Community College; Kristin Cook, College of Western Idaho; Celia Cruz, Lehman College of CUNY; Don Davis, Lakeland Community College; Jean Ellefson, Alfred University; Matthew Harris, Ozarks Tech Community College; Stephen Krizan, Sait Polytechnic; Adam Littig, Los Angeles Valley College; Dr. Rick Silvey, University of Saint Mary – Leavenworth; Sasha Verkhovtseva, Anoka Ramsey Community College; William Wade, Seminole Community College. Special thanks to Laura Iossi of Broward College for her comprehensive work in reviewing and contributing to this edition and the 13th. Other recent reviewers have included Raid W. Amin, University of West Florida; Robert Black, United States Air Force Academy; James Bryan, Merced College; Donald Burd, Monroe College; Keith Carroll, Benedictine University; Monte Cheney, Central Oregon Community College; Christopher Donnelly, Macomb Community College; Billy Edwards, University of Tennessee—Chattanooga; Marcos Enriquez, Moorpark College; Angela Everett, Chattanooga State Technical Community College; Joe Franko, Mount San Antonio College; Rob Fusco, Broward College; Sanford Geraci, Broward College; Eric Gorenstein, Bunker Hill Community College; Rhonda Hatcher, Texas Christian University; Laura Heath, Palm Beach State College; Richard Herbst, Montgomery County Community College; Richard Hertz; Diane Hollister, Reading Area Community College; Michael Huber, George Jahn, Palm Beach State College; Gary King, Ozarks Technical Community College; Kate Kozak, Coconino Community College; Dan Kumpf, Ventura College; Ladorian Latin, Franklin University; Mickey Levendusky, Pima County Community College; Mitch Levy, Broward College; Tristan Londre, Blue River Community College; Alma Lopez, South Plains College; Kim McHale, Heartland Community College; Carla Monticelli, Camden County Community College; Ken Mulzet, Florida State College at Jacksonville; Julia Norton, California State University Hayward; Michael Oriolo, Herkimer Community College; Jeanne Osborne, Middlesex Community College; Joseph Pick, Palm Beach State College; Ali Saadat, University of California—Riverside; Radha Sankaran, Passaic County Community College; Steve Schwager, Cornell University; Pradipta Seal, Boston University; Kelly Smitch, Brevard College; Sandra Spain, Thomas Nelson Community College; Ellen G. Stutes, Louisiana State University, Eunice; Sharon Testone, Onondaga Community College; Chris Vertullo, Marist College; Dave Wallach, University of Findlay; Cheng Wang, Nova Southeastern University; Barbara Ward,
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