The casebook probably contains more material than can be covered in a single course. This remark holds particularly concerning the material contained on regression analysis. Availability of this case material should considerably ease the learning and understanding of the concepts in regression analysis. Besides students of an introductory statistics course, this book is likely to prove useful to anyone who is interested in learning how to apply statistical analysis to data encountered in practice. For people who are well versed only in mathematical statistics, the book will provide a useful supplement to theory.
Statistics is an applied discipline and justifies itself only in useful application.
This casebook is intended to be a pioneer in the line of statistical texts, in that it is designed for the beginner, with this vision and motivation. We would be interested to hear from our readers concerning how well we have succeeded in this enterprise. We are always on the lookout for novel applications and interesting data and welcome any submissions in this area from our readers. To foster the exchange of ideas and material we have provided Internet access to a growing archive of supplementary cases similar in style to those in this book. We also will maintain a list of useful suggestions sent to us and updated information about the cases in the book.