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Dedication

To my husband Eric: My sun rises and sets with you. To my son Clint: I love
you up to the moon and back.

About the Author

Deborah Rumsey has a PhD in Statistics from The Ohio State University
(1993), where she’s a Statistics Education Specialist/Auxiliary Faculty
Member for the Department of Statistics. Dr. Rumsey has been given the dis-
tinction of being named a Fellow of the American Statistical Association. She
has also won the Presidential Teaching Award from Kansas State University.
She’s the author of Statistics For Dummies, Statistics Workbook For Dummies,
and Probability For Dummies and has published numerous papers and given
many professional presentations on the subject of statistics education. Her
passions include being with her family, bird watching, getting more seat time
on her Kubota tractor, and cheering the Ohio State Buckeyes on to another
National Championship.

Author’s Acknowledgments

Thanks again to Lindsay Lefevere and Kathy Cox for giving me the opportu-
nity to write this book; to Natalie Harris and Chrissy Guthrie for their unwav-
ering support and perfect chiseling and molding of my words and ideas;
to Kim Gilbert, University of Georgia, for a thorough technical view; and to
Elizabeth Rea and Sarah Westfall for great copy-editing. Special thanks to
Elizabeth Stasny for guidance and support from day one; and to Joan Garfi eld
for constant inspiration and encouragement.

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