Welcome to the companion website for Introduction to Real World Statistics by Edward T. Vieira, Jr. Here you will find online resources that have been designed to accompany the textbook, in the form of PowerPoint slides and test bank questions for instructors, and for students, SPSS output files, to accompany the practical, step-by-step SPSS instructions in the text.

Introduction to Real World Statistics provides students with the basic concepts and practices of applied statistics, including data management and preparation; an introduction to the concept of probability; data screening and descriptive statistics; various inferential analysis techniques; and a series of exercises that are designed to integrate core statistical concepts. The author’s systematic approach, which assumes no prior knowledge of the subject, equips student practitioners with a fundamental understanding of applied statistics that can be deployed across a wide variety of disciplines and professions.

Notable features include

• short, digestible chapters that build and integrate statistical skills with real-world applications, demonstrating the flexible usage of statistics for evidence-based decision-making
• statistical procedures presented in a practical context with less emphasis on technical jargon
• early chapters that build a foundation before presenting statistical procedures
• SPSS step-by-step detailed instructions designed to reinforce student understanding
• real world exercises complete with answers