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2014.
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100 stunning, ingenious and absorbing infographics reveal the secrets of life, the universe and everything! Discover unique, witty and surprising facts about all sorts of natural phenomena, from the secrets of the universe to the wonders of natural science and the impenetrable dimensions of quantum physics. Scientific facts are presented in a memorable, surprising and illuminating way. More than just a book of words, with graphs, Venn diagrams and...
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"Millions of people visit xkcd.com each week to read Randall Munroe's iconic webcomic. His stick-figure drawings about science, technology, language, and love have a large and passionate following. Fans of xkcd ask Munroe a lot of strange questions. What if you tried to hit a baseball pitched at 90 percent the speed of light? How fast can you hit a speed bump while driving and live? If there was a robot apocalypse, how long would humanity last? In...
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The author points out that core questions about the way the climate is responding to our influence and what the impacts will be remain largely unanswered. He provides insights and perspective free from political agendas, dispels popular myths, and unveils little-known truths. He points out that the models we use to predict the future aren't able to accurately describe the climate of the past, suggesting they are deeply flawed.
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1991
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Sports historians Neft and Cohen have created the football counterpart to Macmillan's Baseball Encyclopedia with this collection of rare, never-before-published statistics on the earliest years of organized pro football. Features key historical events from the game's origins in the 1890s through the 1990-91 season and Super Bowl.
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[2002]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 18
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This biography examines the life and career of one of Major League Baseball's biggest legends. At 30, Brooklyn-born L.A. Dodger Sandy Koufax walked away from baseball, accomplishing all he wanted to while playing the game he loved. Adored by fans and his fellow athletes, he left behind an incredible legacy--one that southpaw pitchers have tried to live up to for decades.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
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Comparing the world population of 7 billion, 50 million people to a village of 100 persons, the author reveals such facts as the languages of the village, how much each earns, if the person is literate, has a television and has enough to eat.
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[2016]
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"Weaving science, history, and his experiences as a high school dropout, Rose brings to life the untold story of how we came to embrace the scientifically flawed idea that averages can be used to understand individuals and offers a powerful alternative: the three principles of individuality"--
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2023.
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he World Almanac® is America’s bestselling reference book of all time, with more than 83 million copies sold. For more than 150 years, this compendium of information has been the authoritative source for school, library, business, and home. The 2024 edition of The World Almanac reviews the biggest events of 2023 and will be your go-to source for questions on any topic in the upcoming year. Praised as a “treasure trove of political, economic,...
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[2019]
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As America's pastime since the mid-1800s, baseball offers the sights, sounds, and even smells that are deeply entrenched in our culture. But for some, the experience can be less sensory. Some, such as Ryan Spaeder and Kevin Reavy, live for baseball statistics. Stats give the game historical context and measurables for past, present, and predictive analysis.
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Presents the fundamentals of statistics theory and application; features lessons on probability and hypothesis testing, random variables, binomial and normal distributions, distributions with two random variables, sampling, regression, and nonparametric methods; and includes exercises.
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[2012]
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Follows the College board's AP Statistics Course Description and prepares students for the AP exam. Also ensures that terminology, notation, formulas, and tables match those found on the AP Statistics exam. Adds five-option multiple-choice exercises throughout, as well as an AP Statistics practice test at the end of each chapter and four cumulative AO practice tests. Includes AP exam tips in the margin where appropriate.