Hi, Sometime ago I found an online (pdf) text about introductory statistics, which focused on simulations and examples. It was a fairly complete textbook, but was free to download and use. I wanted to use the text as a in a course I'm planing on teaching this summer. Unfortunately my computer was recently stolen, and I didn't have a backup of the pdf. I know this isn't a very detailed description, but does this ring a bell for anyone? Thanks, Ista
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Thanks for the link to Bolker's book! It looks very interesting. The one I had in mind was "The foundations of statistics: A simulation-based approach" by Shravan Vasishth, available here: http://www.ling.uni-potsdam.de/~vasishth/SFLS.html What I really like about Vasishth's work is the relatively informal and straightforward style, which I think will be appealing to my students. Bolker's text looks like something I would want to read, but I'm not sure my students are ready for it. Thanks again, Ista
On Thu, 2007-11-01 at 11:41 -0700, Kyle. wrote:
Was it Ben Bolker's book "Ecological Models and Data in R"? He has it available for free on his website [ http://www.zoo.ufl.edu/bolker/emdbook/index.html ] while he's in the progress of finishing it. It's a fantastic reference, and I highly recommend it. Sorry about your computer! Kyle H. Ambert Graduate Student, Dept. Behavioral Neuroscience Oregon Health & Science University ambertk at ohsu.edu On Nov 1, 2007, at 11:15 AM, Ista Zahn wrote:
Hi, Sometime ago I found an online (pdf) text about introductory statistics, which focused on simulations and examples. It was a fairly complete textbook, but was free to download and use. I wanted to use the text as a in a course I'm planing on teaching this summer. Unfortunately my computer was recently stolen, and I didn't have a backup of the pdf. I know this isn't a very detailed description, but does this ring a bell for anyone? Thanks, Ista
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