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Intermediate Statistical Investigations provides a unified framework for explaining variation across study designs and variable types, helping students increase their statistical literacy and appreciate the indispensable role of statistics in scientific research. Requiring only a single introductory statistics course as a prerequisite, the program uses¬†the immersive, simulation-based inference approach for which the author team is known.Students engage with various aspects of data collection and¬†analysis using real examples and clear explanations¬†designed to strengthen multivariable understanding¬†and¬†reinforce first-course concepts.¬†

Each chapter contains in-depth exercises which follow a consistent ¬†six-step¬†statistical¬†exploration and¬†investigation method¬†(ask a research question, design a study, explore the data, draw inferences, formulate conclusions, and look back and ahead)¬†enabling students to assess a variety of concepts in a single assignment. Challenging questions¬†based on¬†research articles strengthen critical reading skills,¬†fully¬†worked¬†examples¬†demonstrate essential concepts and methods,¬†and engaging visualizations illustrate key themes of explained variation. End-of-chapter investigations¬†use¬†real¬†data¬†from popular¬†culture and¬†published research studies in a¬†variety of disciplines,¬†exposing¬†students¬†to various applications¬†of statistics in the real world. Throughout the text,¬†user-friendly Rossman Chance web¬†applets¬†allow¬†students to conduct the simulations and analyses covered in the book.