book on statistical thinking

["Josemar" <vjosemar@power.ufscar.br>]

Caros colegas: Eu sugiro fortemente utilizar o texto do Lavine nos cursos de
> Probabilidade e Estatistica ( graduação). Este texto introduz os conceitos
> básicos de Probabilidade e Estatistica  via R utilizando dados reais. Eu
> tenho utilizado no meu curso e estou convencido que o texto será um
sucesso.
> Segue a mensagem abaixo sobre o texto. Abraços, Josemar
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>
> > Dear colleagues,
> >
> > I write to announce a new textbook, Introduction to Statistical
Thinking.
> > It is suitable for a one-semester course in mathematical statistics.
> >
> > The book is intended as an upper level undergraduate or introductory
> > graduate textbook in statistical thinking with a likelihood emphasis for
> > students with a good knowledge of calculus and the ability to think
> > abstractly. By "statistical thinking" is meant a focus on ideas that
> > statisticians care about as opposed to technical details of how to put
> those
> > ideas into practice. The book does contain technical details, but they
are
> > not the focus. By "likelihood emphasis" is meant that the likelihood
> function
> > and likelihood principle are unifying ideas throughout the text.
> >
> > The book is available for free download from my homepage
> > http://www.stat.duke.edu/~michael/.
> >
> >
> > Michael Lavine                          ISDS
> > michael@stat.duke.edu             Box 90251
> > (919) 684-2152 (work)                Duke University
> > (919) 684-8594 (fax)                  Durham, NC 27708-0251
> >
> >
> >
>