The overall structure of the book is designed to have the reader look at the "big picture" so that the basic statistical concepts connect in a coherent and logical manner. Key terms are defined as they appear and the reader is engaged with diverse examples throughout. Throughout the book the reader is reminded what they need to be able to recall with "You Must Remember This" boxes. A rich source of practical resources are located at the end of chapters beginning with "What You learned" so that you have a summary of what you covered in a given chapter. This is followed by Exercise Problems and Solutions to those problems as well as a "Learning Assessment" that includes multiple choice questions and "Free Response" questions with all the answers included in the back of the book. A very complete and practical introduction to statistics with a goal of success for the student.