About our author The late Neil A. Weiss received his Ph. D. from UCLA and subsequently accepted an assistant professor position at Arizona State University (ASU) where he was ultimately promoted to the rank of full professor. Dr. Weiss taught statistics probability and mathematics from the freshman level to the advanced graduate level for more than 30 years. In recognition of his excellence in teaching Dr. Weiss received the Dean's Quality Teaching Award from the ASU College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. He also was runner-up twice for the Charles Wexler Teaching Award in the ASU School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences. Dr. Weiss's comprehensive knowledge and experience ensure that his texts are mathematically and statistically accurate as well as pedagogically sound. In addition to his numerous research publications Dr. Weiss was the author of A Course in Probability (Addison-Wesley 2006). He also authored or coauthored books in finite mathematics statistics and real analysis. His texts well known for their precision readability and pedagogical excellence are used worldwide. Dr. Weiss was a pioneer of the integration of statistical software into textbooks and the classroom first providing such integration in the book Introductory Statistics (AddisonWesley1982). Since this first publication Neil Weiss's work continues to inspire future statisticians and current students of statistics alike. . Language: English