Discusses the relative effects of sample size and proportion in the use of sampling to investigate a population. Concludes that the nature of probability and statistics is such that in many situations, the reality is counterintuitive to many generally well-educated people who are not statistically trained. Discusses implications for educators.…

Describes the generation of all the tables required for school-level study of statistics using Microsoft's Excel spreadsheet package. Highlights cumulative binomial probabilities, cumulative Poisson probabilities, normal distribution, t-distribution, chi-squared distribution, F-distribution, random numbers, and accuracy. (JRH)

Demonstrates the advantages of a p-value as compared with a standard significance test procedure. Contains examples in the discussion of testing the mean of a normal distribution and testing a probability of proportion. (DDR)