This worktext encourages hands-on exploration of statistical concepts so that students take an active part in the learning process. With its strong emphasis on data analysis, the book seeks to make students better consumers of statistics and to give them the skills to understand and interpret statistical results using real data from newspapers and research journals. Statistical concepts are presented economically and are immediately reinforced with activities—to be done in small groups or individually—that make the concepts clear and vivid. Each chapter includes exercises and examples that require the student to apply the ideas learned in previous chapters.