詹姆斯?麦克拉夫(James T. McClave) 统计学博士。在佛罗里达大学从事教学工作20年,教过统计学的所有课程。后于1977年创建信息技术有限公司(Info Tech, Inc.),以应用统计学的理论来解决现实世界的问题。现任公司总裁兼首席执行官,佛罗里达大学统计学兼职教授。
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This 14th edition of Statistics for Business and Economics is an introductory text emphasizing inference, with extensive coverage of data collection and analysis as needed to evaluate the reported results of statistical studies and make good decisions. As in earlier editions, the text stresses the development of statistical thinking, the assessment of credibility and value of the inferences made from data, both by those who consume and by those who produce them. It assumes a mathematical background of basic algebra.
The text incorporates the following features, developed from the American Statistical Association (ASA) sponsored conferences on Making Statistics More Effective in Schools of Business (MSMESB) and ASA’s Guidelines for Assessment and Instruction in Statistics Education (GAISE) Project:
● Emphasize statistical literacy and develop statistical thinking
● Use real data in applications
● Use technology for developing conceptual understanding and analyzing data
● Foster active learning in the classroom
● Stress conceptual understanding rather than mere knowledge of procedures
● Emphasize intuitive concepts of probability