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"To quote from pages 8 and 29 of the GAISE (Guidelines for Assessment and Instruction in Statistics Education) College Report 2016: "The desired result of all introductory statistics courses is to produce statistically educated students, which means that students should develop the ability to think statistically. ... The democratization of introductory statistics has broadened and diversified the backgrounds, interests, and motivations of those who take the course. Statistics is no longer reserved for future scientists in narrow fields but is now a family of courses, taught to students at many levels, ... with very diverse interests and goals." In writing and revising this text, the author has kept these comments and all recommendations of the GAISE report in mind to make this text helpful to students in a wide range of areas and at different levels. Introductory Statistics is written for a one- or two-semester first course in applied statistics. This book is intended for students who do not have a strong background in mathematics. The only prerequisite for this text is knowledge of elementary algebra"-- Provided by publisher.