Statistical Sleuth 2nd Edition (Ramsey & Schafer) Stats Textbook

I am selling a hardcover copy of The Statistical Sleuth: A Course in Methods of Data Analysis, 2nd Edition, by Fred Ramsey and Daniel Schafer (Duxbury / Thomson Learning, ISBN 0-534-38670-9). This is a respected textbook for anyone learning applied statistics. It’s built around real case studies rather than dry formulas, with examples like cloud seeding, the Space Shuttle O-ring failures, alcohol metabolism, and why some mammals have large brains. It’s great for self-study or as a reference. What’s covered (742 pages): * Drawing statistical conclusions: randomized experiments vs. observational studies * t-tools, their assumptions, and alternatives (rank-sum, permutation, sign tests) * One-way ANOVA, multiple comparisons, and linear combinations of means * Simple and multiple linear regression * Inference for regression coefficients, extra-sums-of-squares F-tests, and polynomial regression * Model checking, residual plots, leverage and Cook’s distance * Variable selection (forward, backward, stepwise, Cp, AIC/BIC) * Conceptual and computational exercises and data problems in every chapter, with answers to the conceptual exercises Comes from a pet and smoke-free environment. Pickup in Mount Pleasant (NW Calgary)