About the Book

I have been teaching statistics and research methods for about 12 years. I always struggled to find a book for upper level undergraduate students that reviewed some of the basic concepts, meshed research methods and statistics, and also included a guide to using statistical software. I was having to compromise: students either had to purchase multiple books or forgo having a book to support their learning for major components of the course, and even my favourite books often had content that my students would have to skip because it was beyond the scope of the class. Eventually, inspired by my colleague Dr. Dana Wanzer (at the University of Wisconsin-Stout) who had written a book for her class, I decided to create an OER for my class. I drew heavily on Dana’s book for the creation of the current book, and I am extremely grateful for the work she did in creating and sharing such an excellent resource.