Presents a thorough first course in descriptive statistics and probability theory, providing numerous examples and demonstrations in the user-friendly software, JMP. Derived from extensively classroom tested material, each chapter presents illustrativeexamples to introduce concepts and methods and is supported by a supplementary website featuring guidance on how to implement methods using JMP. Course slide material and tutorials for teaching are also featured.The authors distinguish their approach from many modern textbooks on descriptive statistics and probability theory by offering a combination of theoretical and mathematical depth, clear and detailed explanations of concepts , numerous practical examples, and the use of a user-friendly yet extremely powerful statistical package.This book is the first of a set of two books that complement each other. The second book will cover statistical inference.