Slide Decks

The PowerPoint slides can be used for lectures, class discussion, review sessions, and study guides. They are closely linked to chapters, concepts, algorithms, and formulas in the book. Several of them are designed to encourage critical thinking about applied statistics. 

Instructors can download a brief introductory note with suggestions for using and adapting the PowerPoints for lectures, review, and study guides. Go to For Instructors or click here to download.

Slide Decks

Click below to download any of the PowerPoint slide decks.

Operational Variables

Visualizing the Distribution of a Variable

Describing Variable Distributions

Measures of Central Tendency

Measures of Variability

Central Limit Theorem

Randomness, Unpredictability, Chaos

Statistical Significance

One-Sample T-Test Algorithm

Explaining Statistical Significance

Confidence Intervals

One-Sample T-Tests

Computing Test Statistics

Regression Analysis

Selecting Data Analysis Techniques

ANOVA

Compare Means

Cross-Tabs and Chi-Square

Multivariate Analysis

Social Autopsies and Data Analysis

Writing a Research Report

Quantitative Analysis and Critical Thinking

Why This Is Not A Math Course

Formulas