Statistical reasoning is an essential tool in the health sciences, business, economics, the social sciences, and the physical sciences. This text is designed for students at the undergraduate level in disciplines with an emphasis on quantitative skills, or for graduate students in non-mathematical disciplines in which statistics is an important research tool. By providing an overview of statistical methods using standard methods of analysis, the book equips readers with insight needed to recognize appropriate experimental designs, to implement correct analyses, and to arrive at practical conclusions after interpreting statistical results