Introductory Statistics: A Student-Centered Approach

Ann Cannon is the Watson M. Davis Professor of Mathematics and Statistics at Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa, where she has taught statistics for 30 years. She earned her MA and PhD in statistics from Iowa State University, and her BA in mathematics from Grinnell College. Ann is a Fellow of the American Statistical Association (ASA) and won the Mu Sigma Rho (national statistics honor society) William D. Warde Statistics Education Award. Ann has been very involved with the Statistics and Data Science Education Section of the ASA, serving on the executive committee as member-at-large, secretary/treasurer, and chair. She has also served on the ASA/MAA Joint Committee on Undergraduate Statistics, and as the Secretary/Treasurer and Chair of the Iowa Chapter of the ASA. Ann is currently associate editor for the Journal of Statistics and Data Science Education. Ann has been involved with the AP® Statistics Reading for 20 years, serving as Reader, Table Leader, Question Leader, and Assistant Chief Reader. Ann is coauthor of STAT2: Modeling with Regression and ANOVA (now in its second edition), a textbook designed for the college statistics course following the introductory statistics course. In her spare time, Ann enjoys playing the French horn (particularly in pit orchestras for musical theater), reading, and traveling.

Daren Starnes has taught a variety of statistics courses — including Introductory Statistics, AP® Statistics, and Mathematical Statistics — for 25 years. He earned his MA in mathematics from the University of Michigan and his BS in mathematics from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Daren has been a Reader, Table Leader, and Question Leader for the AP® Statistics exam for over 20 years. As a College Board consultant since 1999, Daren has led hundreds of workshops for AP® Statistics teachers throughout the United States and overseas. He frequently presents in-person and online sessions about statistics teaching and learning for high school and college faculty. Daren is an active member of the American Statistical Association (ASA), the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges (AMATYC), and the International Association for Statistical Education (IASE). He served on the ASA/NCTM Joint Committee on the Curriculum in Statistics and Probability for six years. While on the committee, he edited the Guidelines for Assessment and Instruction in Statistics Education (GAISE) Report: A Pre-K–12 Curriculum Framework report. Daren is coauthor of The Practice of Statistics (now in its seventh edition), the best-selling textbook for AP® Statistics, and of Statistics and Probability with Applications (now in its fourth edition), a popular choice for high school introductory statistics. Daren and his wife Judy enjoy traveling, rambling walks, jigsaw puzzles, and spending time with their three sons and seven grandchildren.

Josh Tabor has enjoyed teaching Introductory and AP® Statistics for more than 26 years. He received a BS in mathematics from Biola University, in La Mirada, California. In recognition of his outstanding work as an educator, Josh was named one of five finalists for Arizona Teacher of the Year in 2011. He is a past member of the AP® Statistics Development Committee (2005–2009), as well as an experienced Table Leader, Question Leader, and Exam Leader at the AP® Statistics Reading. In 2013, Josh was named to the SAT® Mathematics Development Committee. Josh is a member of the American Statistical Association (ASA) and was a reviewer for the ASA’s Pre-K–12 Guidelines for Assessment and Instruction in Statistics Education II (GAISE II). Each year, Josh leads many workshops and frequently speaks at local, national, and international conferences. In addition to teaching and speaking, he has authored articles in The American Statistician, The Mathematics Teacher, STATS Magazine, and The Journal of Statistics Education. Josh is coauthor of The Practice of Statistics (now in its seventh edition), the best-selling textbook for AP® Statistics, and of Statistics and Probability with Applications (now in its fourth edition), a popular choice for high school introductory statistics. Combining his love of statistics and sports, Josh teamed with Christine Franklin to write Statistical Reasoning in Sports, an innovative textbook for statistical literacy courses. Outside of work, Josh enjoys gardening, traveling, and playing board games with his family.