Essential Statistics, Regression, and Econometrics

Essential Statistics, Regression, and Econometrics, Third Edition, is intended to help students in an introductory statistics course develop their statistical reasoning and critical thinking skills. To demonstrate the power, elegance, and even beauty of statistical reasoning, this book provides hundreds of new and updated examples, and discusses not only the uses but also the abuses of statistics. The examples are drawn from many real, contemporary areas to show that statistical reasoning is not an irrelevant abstraction, but an important part of everyday life. Innovative in its extended emphasis on statistical reasoning, real data, pitfalls in statistical analysis, the perils of p-hacking and data mining, and modeling issues, including functional forms and causality, the book is readable and non-intimidating, with extensive word problems that emphasize intuition, understanding, and practical applications. Now in its Third Edition, this popular resource highlights recent exciting discoveries and provides a thorough foundation for students, instructors, and researchers alike, all approaching the field from a variety of backgrounds.