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Statistics and Probability with Applications (High School)

Fifth Edition ©2025 Daren Starnes; Josh Tabor; Luke Wilcox

Introducing the 5th Edition of Statistics and Probability with Applications, a high school textbook authored by Daren Starnes and Josh Tabor. Engage students through interactive lessons, enhanced by BFW’s Achieve platform, enriched with detailed examples and differentiation features. Th...
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Look Inside Look Inside Cover: Statistics and Probability with Applications (High School), 5th Edition by Daren Starnes; Josh Tabor; Luke Wilcox

The Gold Standard In High School Statistics

Introducing the 5th Edition of Statistics and Probability with Applications, a high school textbook authored by Daren Starnes and Josh Tabor. Engage students through interactive lessons, enhanced by BFW’s Achieve platform, enriched with detailed examples and differentiation features. The curriculum supports both in-person and independent learning, and aligns with most national and state math standards. Exciting new features like Chapter Projects and ‘See Yourself In Stats” elevate real-world statistical applications. Students can leverage the “Your Turn” self-assessment feature and statistical applets for proficient data analysis, equipping them with essential skills for academic and real-world success.

Features

Introducing Statistics and Probability with Application, 5th Edition: This enhanced edition brings a host of updates, curated by renowned statistics authors Daren Starnes and Josh Tabor.
  • Balanced Chapter Structure: 11 chapters, each composed of 6-8 digestible lessons for a consistent and structured learning experience.
  • Early Introduction to Normal Distributions: Teachings aligned with modern practices to strengthen understanding from the outset.
  • Chapter on Quantitative Data Modeling: Mirrors AP texts and many college titles - perfect for dual course instruction.
  • Streamlined Flow: Beginning chapters ensure a smooth entry into the subject, integrating normal distributions in discussions on sampling and experiments.
  • Powerful Online Homework Tool: Provides detailed feedback, additional questions across various formats, and enhanced tutorial help.
  • Robust Video Program for teachers and students.
  • Lecture Presentation Slides: Facilitates virtual lesson planning.
  • Learn Stats by Doing Stats: Coverage includes hundreds of examples, worked examples, model solutions and linked exercises.
  • User-Friendly Applets: Students can perform simulations and work with data from any device.
  • Real-World Applications: Beginning and ending chapters with real-world problems underscore the relevance of statistics.
  • Robust Resource Program: Provides extensively detailed Teacher's Editions, e-books, online homework, videos, handouts, worksheets, quizzes, and more!

New to This Edition

Enhanced with insights from Daren and Josh's AP® Statistics and Introductory Statistics Higher Education programs, as well as incorporated feedback from high school teachers and SPA users.
  • Includes revised and updated examples, exercises, applications, and data. New content aims to enhance the relevance, effectiveness, belonging (and fun!) of statistical learning for all learners.
  • Aligns with most national and state math standards, including Common Core, Texas TEKS and ELPS, CA, NC, TN and others.
  • The new "See Yourself in Stats" (SYIS) feature showcases career profiles connected to chapter content, highlighting exciting and diverse careers, such as video game design. It also provides links to additional resources in Achieve for a more enriched learning experience.
  • New Chapter Projects, presented at the end of select chapters, allow students to engage with larger data sets and apply their knowledge to real-world situations.
  • Experience a fully updated Achieve platform that offers comprehensive teacher and student resources, along with over 3,500 online homework problems featuring targeted feedback.
  • Introducing a new cloud-based BFW Testbank, powered by Cognero, featuring over 1,700 questions meticulously aligned with learning targets and standards to meet all your assessment needs.

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    Table of Contents

    CHAPTER 1 - Analyzing One-Variable Data
    CHAPTER 2 - Modeling One-Variable Quantitative Data
    CHAPTER 3 - Analyzing Two-Variable Data
    CHAPTER 4 - Collecting Data
    CHAPTER 5 - Probability
    CHAPTER 6 - Random Variables
    CHAPTER 7 - Sampling Distributions
    CHAPTER 8 - Estimating a Population Parameter
    CHAPTER 9 - Testing a Claim about a Population Parameter
    CHAPTER 10 - Comparing Two Populations or Treatments
    CHAPTER 11 - Inference for Distributions and Relationships Between Two Variables
    EXTRA LESSONS (DIGITAL ONLY)
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    Daren Starnes

    Daren Starnes has taught a variety of statistics courses—including AP® Statistics, Introductory Statistics, and Mathematical Statistics—for 25 years. He earned his MA in Mathematics from the University of Michigan and his BS in Mathematics from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Daren has been a Reader, Table Leader, and Question Leader for the AP® Statistics exam for over 20 years. As a College Board consultant since 1999, Daren has led hundreds of workshops for AP® Statistics teachers throughout the United States and overseas. He frequently presents in-person and online sessions about statistics teaching and learning for high school and college faculty. Daren is an active member of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), the American Statistical Association (ASA), the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges (AMATYC), and the International Association for Statistical Education (IASE). He served on the ASA/NCTM Joint Committee on the Curriculum in Statistics and Probability for six years. While on the committee, he edited the Guidelines for Assessment and Instruction in Statistics Education (GAISE) pre-K–12 report. Daren is also coauthor of the popular on-level text Statistics and Probability with Applications (now in its fifth edition) and of the new college text Introductory Statistics: A Student-Centered Approach. Daren and his wife Judy enjoy traveling, rambling walks, jigsaw puzzles, and spending time with their three sons and seven grandchildren.

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    Josh Tabor

    Josh Tabor has enjoyed teaching on-level and AP® Statistics to high school students for more than 26 years, most recently at The Potter’s School. He received a BS in Mathematics from Biola University, in La Mirada, California. In recognition of his outstanding work as an educator, Josh was named one of the five finalists for Arizona Teacher of the Year in 2011. He is a past member of the AP® Statistics Development Committee (2005–2009) as well as an experienced Reader, Table Leader, Question Leader, and Exam Leader at the AP® Statistics Reading since 1999. In 2013, Josh was named to the SAT® Mathematics Development Committee. Each year, Josh leads one-week AP® Summer Institutes and one-day College Board workshops around the country and frequently speaks at local, national, and international conferences. In addition to teaching and speaking, Josh has authored articles in The American Statistician, The Mathematics Teacher, STATS Magazine, and The Journal of Statistics Education. Combining his love of statistics and love of sports, Josh teamed with Christine Franklin to write Statistical Reasoning in Sports, an innovative textbook for on-level statistics courses. Josh is also coauthor of the popular on-level text - Statistics and Probability with Applications (now in its fifth edition) and the new college text Introductory Statistics: A Student-Centered Approach. Outside of work, Josh enjoys gardening, traveling, and playing board games with his family.

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    Luke Wilcox

    Luke Wilcox is a National Board Certified teacher who has spent his 20-year teaching career at East Kentwood High School, the most diverse public high school in the state of Michigan. His teaching as been recognized with the 2013 Presidential Award and the 2018 Michigan Teacher of the Year award, each giving him the opportunity to visit the White House to meet the president. Luke is the author of the Annotated Teacher’s Edition for The Practice of Statistics, where he offers valuable insights gathered from his own classroom teaching experiences, as well as from his participation as a Reader and Table Leader at the AP® Statistics Reading. Luke also supports teachers through a variety of in-person and online workshops, as well as being a frequent presenter at conferences. To further help statistics teachers, Luke co-developed the website statsmedic.com, which is positively transforming statistics instruction in classrooms around the country. Luke leads his students with an Experience First, Formalize Later approach to teaching statistics—in which students engage in the mathematical thinking and reasoning before being provided algorithmic formulas and definitions. In his spare time, Luke enjoys traveling with his wife and two kids, running, and eating tacos.

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