Proof Based Book on Statistics
tokenadult: Statistics isn't built on proofs in quite that way. It is built on data. Yes, there are proofs for the mathematical tools of statistics, but they logically and pedagogically FOLLOW rather than precede becoming familiar with data.Here are more two favorite recommendations for free Web-based resources on what statistics is as a discipline, both of which recommend good textbooks for follow-up study:"Advice to Mathematics Teachers on Evaluating Introductory Statistics Textbooks" by Robert W. Haydenhttp://statland.org/MyPapers/MAAFIXED.PDF"The Introductory Statistics Course: A Ptolemaic Curriculum?" by George W. Cobbhttp://repositories.cdlib.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=10...Both are excellent introductions to what statistics is as a discipline and how it is related to, but distinct from, mathematics.A very good list of statistics textbooks appears here:http://web.mac.com/mrmathman/MrMathMan/New_Teacher_Resources...