Welcome to ReadingStats.com!

This website has been created for the book, READING STATISTICS AND RESEARCH (6th Ed.). Hopefully, it will provide you with new information, answers to puzzling questions, insights into statistical reasoning, and a greater appreciation for the "art" of doing statistics and research properly. Thanks for visiting. May your experience be both informative and enjoyable!!!

This Website has different sections that you can enter by clicking on the "Chapters" button located above. Depending on your personal circumstances, certain sections are likely to be more helpful to you than other sections.

This Website contains over 400 viewable "pages" created by Sky Huck, plus links to more than 150 carefully selected pages in other sites. While a few of these pages are merely navigational "stepping stones," nearly 500 pages contain content and/or activities designed to help students learn. Student feedback indicates that many of these pages are truly outstanding in their ability to promote insights into hard-to-understand statistical concepts. Here's a brief overview of some of these pages:

Interactive Quizzes

Huck has created 845 interactive quiz questions, each providing immediate feedback following the viewer's selection of a response. These questions are divided into 22 separate quizzes. To locate these interactive quizzes: (1) place your cursor on the "Chapters" button at the top of the screen, (2) choose a chapter from the dropdown menu, and (3) then select the "Quiz" option from the flyout menu. (Click here to see one of the INTERACTIVE QUIZZES.)

On-Line Resources

After reviewing hundreds of other websites, Huck created 51 links to the best pages in the best sites. Besides writing a brief explanation of what's located at the other end of each link, Huck's done 2 unique things: first, he's written clear directions on how to wisely use the link, and second, he's generated a link-based puzzle question to challenge those who enjoy academic brainteasers. To locate these on-line resources: (1) place your cursor on the "Chapters" button at the top of the screen, (2) choose a chapter from the dropdown menu, and (3) then select the "On-Line Resources" from the flyout menu. (Click here to see a page of ON-LINE RESOURCES.)

E-mail Messages

This site contains 47 e-mail messages sent by Huck to his students. These messages clarify certain passages in the book, reinforce important points, and show how newspaper articles often contain statistical terminology. To locate these e-mail messages: (1) place your cursor on the "Student Help" button at the top of the screen, (2) choose a chapter from the dropdown menu, and (3) click on the "E-mail Messages" button. (Click here to see one of these E-MAIL MESSAGES.)

e-Articles

Huck has searched the Internet and located 80 online research articles containing statistical terms, techniques, and findings discussed in Reading Statistics and Research. He then created links to these articles, arranging them according to his book's chapters. Huck also provides a helpful note (for each article) indicating specifically what to look for and where to find it. To locate these e-articles: (1) place your cursor on the "Student Help" button at the top of the screen, (2) choose a chapter and click on its link, and (3) then select the "e-Articles" from the flyout menu. (Click here to see a set of e-ARTICLES.)

Misconceptions

Because the learning of statistics involves, in part, the eradication of commonly-held misunderstandings, Huck shares here 194 "misconceptions" associated with the content of his book. These erroneous thoughts are subdivided into small sets (n = 8-10) and tied to each of the book's chapters. To locate these misconceptions: (1) click on the "Student Help" button on the left menu, (2) choose a chapter from the dropdown menu, and (3) then select the "Misconceptions" from the flyout menu. (Click here to see a set of MISCONCEPTIONS.)

Best Passages

Certain paragraphs of Huck's book contain information that's so important that they should be read and re-read until the essence of the material sinks into the reader's bones! To help students know which paragraphs deserve such high-level attention, Huck has identified and put into this Website the 40 most important passages that he wrote. To locate these paragraphs: (1) place your cursor on the "Chapters" button at the top of the screen, (2) choose a chapter, and (3) select the "Best Passages" from the flyout menu. (Click here to see a set of BEST PASSAGES.)

Finally, at the bottom of this page...

• Book Info leads to information of likely interest to anyone who's considering purchasing this book or adopting it for a college level class. In this section, you'll learn more about the book's purpose, intended audience, content, unique features, etc. An Ordering section leads to information that will help anyone who wishes to adopt the book for a course, to make an individual purchase, or to order an examination copy.
• Author Info leads to descriptive information about the author, such as a biographical sketch, summaries of his teaching and publishing involvement, and a silly (but truthful!) page documenting the author's goofy "accomplishments." Also, you'll find here information showing how to get in touch with the author for the purpose of asking questions, offering suggestions for improvements, or pointing out mistakes you have detected in the book.

Enjoy!!!

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Schuyler W. Huck
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