Resources

Author

Textbook

Stats: Data and Models, 5th Global Edition — Richard D. De Veaux, Paul F. Velleman, David E. Bock.

Articles used in class

Data-driven news graphics used as opening-hook examples on the first day:

Is Europe safer than America? — The Economist
Where should you move for higher pay? — The Economist
Where is the home of football? — The Economist
Do you really want that computer-science degree? — The Economist
Do your emojis make you look old? — The New York Times
Is it better to Rent or Buy? — The New York Times
(Bickel et al. 1975)
(Taylor and Mickel 2014)
(Paxton et al. 2025)

References

Bickel, P. J., E. A. Hammel, and J. W. O’Connell. 1975. “Sex Bias in Graduate Admissions: Data from Berkeley.” Science 187 (4175): 398–404.

Efron, Bradley. 2020. “Prediction, Estimation, and Attribution.” Journal of the American Statistical Association 115 (530): 636–55. https://doi.org/10.1080/01621459.2020.1762613.

Guber, Deborah Lynn. 1999. “Getting What You Pay for: The Debate over Equity in Public School Expenditures.” Journal of Statistics Education 7 (2). https://doi.org/10.1080/10691898.1999.12131274.

Little, Roderick J. 2013. “In Praise of Simplicity Not Mathematistry! Ten Simple Powerful Ideas for the Statistical Scientist.” Journal of the American Statistical Association 108 (502): 359–69. https://doi.org/10.1080/01621459.2013.787932.

Paxton, C. G. M., A. J. Shine, and V. M. Popov. 2025. “Identifying Biases and the Relevant Statistical Population: The Case of the Loch Ness Monster.” Journal of Statistics and Data Science Education 33 (3): 279–84.

Sowey, Eric R. 2001. “Striking Demonstrations in Teaching Statistics.” Journal of Statistics Education 9 (1). https://doi.org/10.1080/10691898.2001.11910647.

Taylor, S. A., and A. E. Mickel. 2014. “Simpson’s Paradox: A Data Set and Discrimination Case Study Exercise.” Journal of Statistics Education 22 (1).

Textbook

Articles used in class

Further reading

References