Statistics: A First Course

About the Author\nRobert K. Smidt, California Polytechnic State University Robert K. Smidt earned a B.S. in mathematics from Manhattan College, an M.S. in statistics from Rutgers University, and a Ph.D. in statistics from the University of Wyoming. Dr. Smidt has taught at the University of Florida, University of Wyoming, Rutgers University, Oregon State University, Cuesta College, Fashion Institute of Technology, for LaVerne College at Vandenberg AFB, for Chapman College at the California Mens Colony, and for the Continuing Education Institute. He is currently professor and former chair of the Statistics Department at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, California. Dr. Smidt has broad statistical consulting experience. He has worked for or with the Department of Defense at the Pentagon, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Tenera, Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, Bechtel Power Corporation, Cogimet, Lindamood-Bell Leaning Processes, Fred Streit Associates, Division of Business and Economic Research of the University of Wyoming, County of San Luis Obispo, and the California State Water Resources Control Board. He helped establish the university-wide statistical consulting service at Cal Poly and has extensive consulting experience within the university. Dr. Smidt has contributed to journals such as Biometrics, Journal of Clinical Neuropsychology, Medical Anthropology, Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, and American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, and to collections such as Statistical Case Studies, A Collaboration Between Academe and Industry and Familias y relaciones de genero en transformacion.\nDonald H. Sanders, Educational Consultant, Fort Worth, Texas Donald H. Sanders is the author of eight books about computers and statistics. Over 20 editions of these texts have been published in English, and several have been released in French, German, Spanish, Chinese, and other languages. Well over a million copies of these books have been used in college courses and in industry and government training programs. Dr. Sanders has 20 years of teaching experience. After receiving degrees from Texas A & M University and the University of Arkansas, he was a professor at the University of Texas at Arlington and at Memphis State University. He was a tenured full professor at Texas Christian University for 14 years. In addition to his books, Dr. Sanders has contributed articles to journals such as Data Management, Automation, Banking, Journal of Small Business Management, Journal of Retailing, and Advanced Management Journal. He has also encouraged his graduate students to contribute articles to national periodicals, and over 70 of these articles have been published. Dr. Sanders has chaired the "Computers and Data Processing" Subject Examination Committee, CLEP Program, College Entrance Examination Board, Princeton, New Jersey.\nGlenn Larson, University of Regina Glenn Larson earned a B.A. (Honors) from the University of Saskatchewan and a M.Math from the University of Waterloo. He has 32 years of experience teaching statistics and mathematics. In addition, Mr. Larson has statistical consulting experience, in areas ranging from wildlife populations to groundwater measurements and medical research. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Regina.\nAminmohamed Adatia, University of Regina Aminmohamed Adatia earned a B.S. (Honors) in Mathematics and an M.S. in Applied Mathematics from the University of Liverpool, U.K., an M.S. in Statistics from the University of Saskatchewan, and a Ph.D. in Statistics from the University of Western Ontario. Dr. Adatia has published research articles in the areas of reliability studies, statistical computing, statistical estimation and sampling. He is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Regina.