Statistics Textbook Options
Each textbook offers its own flavor. All can be used as part of an intro-level statistics course. For further considerations or to ask questions, see this Forums post.
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Most Popular
OSOpenIntro Statistics |
Best Leverages
IMSSoftware Introduction to Modern Statistics |
Biostatistics
ISLBSFocus Intro Statistics for the Life and Biomedical Sciences |
AP® Statistics
AHSSAligned Adv. High School Statistics |
Older with
ISRSIMS Flavor Intro Statistics with Randomization and Simulation |
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| Latest Edition | 4th (2019) | 2nd (2024) | 1st (2020) | 3rd (2022) | 1st (2014) | |
| Next Edition (estimated) | 2026 or later | TBD | TBD | TBD |
No future editions (IMS is replacement) |
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| Free | Free | Free | Free | Free | ||
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Paperback Current Edition (price as of June 2023) |
$25 | $25 | $25 | $25 | $15 | |
| Primary Audience | College | College |
College (undergrad) + Grad School |
High School & 2-Year Colleges |
College | |
| AP® Ready | No | No | No | No | ||
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Content Differences |
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| Inference Intro | Traditional |
Computation Focus (Traditional also covered) |
Traditional | Traditional |
Computation Focus (Traditional also covered) |
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| Bootstrap | No | (solid intro) | No | No | (light intro) | |
| Power Calculations | Limited Coverage | No | Online Section | |||
| ANOVA | No | |||||
| Multiple Regression | No | |||||
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Logistic Regression (Introduction) |
Online supplement |
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Computation and Software |
See Labs below |
R tutorials provided, and see below for Labs |
See Labs below | See Labs below | See Labs below | |
| Probability |
Full Chapter (optional) |
Not Covered |
Full Chapter (optional) |
Full Chapter (recommended) |
Appendix Only (optional) |
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| Distributions |
Many Covered (several optional) |
Limited (only those required for inference) |
Many Covered (several optional) |
All Distributions that are required for AP® Statistics |
Limited (only those required for inference) |
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ISRS
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Supplemental Resources |
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Videos (Section Coverage) |
81% | No videos | No videos | 80% | 86% | |
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Slides (Section Coverage) |
97% LaTeX, Google Slides |
No slides |
88% R Markdown |
88% Google Slides |
83% LaTeX, Google Slides |
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Software Labs (R, Python, SAS, Stata) |
(recommended) |
(R only, strongly recommended) |
(R only, strongly recommended) |
(optional) | (recommended) | |
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Learning Objectives documented |
(online only) | No | No | (in book) | No | |
| In-Book Summaries | No | (Chapter) | (Chapter) | (Section & Chapter) | No | |
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Graphing Calculator Guides |
Online Only TI-83 / TI-84 / Casio fx-9750GII |
Statistical software instead |
Statistical software instead |
In-Book Instructions TI-83 / TI-84 / Casio fx-9750GII |
Online Only TI-83 / TI-84 / Casio fx-9750GII |
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Previous Edition Paperback Availability |
No | Until Sept 2025 | N/A |
All Editions Available Indefinitely |
N/A | |
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Bookstores Can Get Wholesale (openintro.org/store) |
Ended in July 2022 |
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High School Bulk Order Discount |
N/A | N/A | N/A | (40% off) | N/A | |
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