With an emphasis on contemporary practice, this textbook provides undergraduates with a post-calculus introduction to the discipline of statistics. Theoretical material is brought to life with numerous examples illustrating the practical application of statistics in diverse fields such as engineering, business, and the social sciences. The Windows- and Macintosh-compatible CD-ROM contains datasets as well as MINITAB macros for doing bootstrapping and permutation tests. Annotation © 2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR