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OpenIntro Statistics covers a first course in statistics/ providing a rigorous introduction to appliedstatistics that is clear/ concise/ and accessible. This book was written with the undergraduate levelin mind/ but it’s also popular in high schools and graduate courses.We hope readers will take away three ideas from this book in addition to forming a foundationof statistical thinking and methods. • Statistics is an applied field with a wide range of practical applications.• You don’t have to be a math guru to learn from real/ interesting data.• Data are messy/ and statistical tools are imperfect. But/ when you understand the strengthsand weaknesses of these tools/ you can use them to learn about the world.