THE STATISTICAL SLEUTH: A COURSE IN METHODS OF DATA ANALYSIS, Third Edition offers an appealing treatment of general statistical methods that takes full advantage of the computer, both as a computational and an analytical tool.The material is independent of any specific software package, and prominently treats modeling and interpretation in a way that goes beyond routine patterns. The book focuses on a serious analysis of real case studies, strategies and tools of modern statistical data analysis, the interplay of statistics and scientific learning, and the communication of results. With interesting examples, real data, and a variety of exercise types (conceptual, computational, and data problems), the authors get students excited about statistics.The Statistical Sleuth: A Course in Methods of Data Analysis 3rd Edition is written by Fred Ramsey; Daniel Schafer and published by Cengage Learning. ISBNs for The Statistical Sleuth: A Course in Methods of Data Analysis are 9781285402536, 1285402537 and the print ISBNs are 9781133490678, 1133490670. Additional ISBNs include 9781285287706, 9781285018300.