This book provides a series of case studies that introduces students to data analysis. Including a summary of the theory needed to do the analyses, it provides a self-contained introduction to modern statistical practice.

Zusammenfassung
Integrating the theory and practice of statistics through a series of case studies, each lab introduces a problem, provides some scientific background, suggests investigations for the data, and provides a summary of the theory used in each case. Aimed at upper-division students.

Inhalt
Maternal Smoking and Infant Health.- Who Plays Video Games?.- Minnesota Radon Levels.- Patterns in DNA.- Can She Taste the Difference?.- HIV Infection in Hemophiliacs.- Dungeness Crab Growth.- Calibrating a Snow Gauge.- Voting Behavior.- Maternal Smoking and Infant Health (continued).- A Mouse Model for Down Syndrome.- Helicopter Design.