ISBN: 0-07-087151-5 / Hard cover / 736 Pages / Copyright © 2001

Hallmarks of the First Canadian Edition:

Canadian:
1.	Canadian units problems, examples, real data sets, Statistics in Action boxes, and references throughout the text
2.	Metric Units
Student Focused:
3.	Presents material in a relaxed and informal way without omitting important concepts;
4.	Examples, references, features, and style of text reinforce message that statistics can be lively, interesting, rewarding and understandable;
5.	Demonstrates the wide range of relevant issues and questions that can be addressed with the help of statistical analysis techniques by presenting over 1,750 realistic problems of the type that are dealt with all the time in health care, business and economics, the social and physical sciences, engineering, education, and leisure activities;
6.	Makes use of real data that students have either collected or found and then analyzed for class assignments and projects;
7.	Utilizes an intuitive and/or commonsense approach to develop concepts whenever possible;
Technology
8.	Employs widely available, inexpensive technologies – particularly MINITAB and the TI-83 graphing calculator – in order to reduce the drudgery (and potential for error!) of hand calculations and to allow for some exploration of concepts. Text also explores the use of the World Wide Web to collect data, providing students with the opportunity to obtain up-to-date information.