UNDERSTANDABLE STATISTICS CONCEPTS & METHODS Eleventh Edition is a thorough yet accessible program designed to help readers overcome their apprehensions about statistics The authors provide clear guidance & informal advice while showing the links between statistics & the world To reinforce this approach--and make the material interesting as well as easier to underst&--the book integrates real-life data from a variety of sources including journals periodicals newspapers & the Internet Readers also have opportunities to develop their critical-thinking & statistical literacy skills through special features & exercises throughout the text The use of graphing calculators Excel (R) MINITAB (R) & SPSS (R) is covered for those who wish to learn about these helpful tools