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History in the Making: A History of the People of the United States of America to 1877
In April 2013 the University Press of North Georgia published a textbook for US History I. The electronic version is available for free while a print version can be purchased for $35. History in the Making: A History of the People of the United States of America to 1877 is licensed by The University System of Georgia.
Collaborative Statistics was written by Barbara Illowsky and Susan Dean, faculty members at De Anza College in Cupertino, California. The textbook was developed over several years and has been used in regular and honors-level classroom settings and in distance learning classes. This textbook is intended for introductory statistics courses being taken by students at two– and four–year colleges who are majoring in fields other than math or engineering. Intermediate algebra is the only prerequisite. The book focuses on applications of statistical knowledge rather than the theory behind it.
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