interpretive and constructive natures of dataanalysis and experimental design. Cobb's approach allows studentsto build a deep understanding of statistical concepts over time asthey analyze and design experiments. The field of statistics ispresented as a matrix, rather than a hierarchy, of relatedconcepts. Developed over years of classroom use, this text can beused as an introduction to statistics emphasizing experimentaldesign or as an elementary graduate survey course.Widely praised for its exceptional range of intelligent andcreative exercises, and for its large number of examples and datasets, Introduction to Design and Analysis of Experiments--nowoffered in a convenient paperback format--helps students increasetheir understanding of the material as they come to see theconnections between diverse statistical concepts that arise fromthe experiments around which the text is built.

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