StatsPortal for MATH 1342, Elementary Statistics

This is an online supplement to the textbook. It includes many resources, including the MINITAB Manual to accompany our textbook (which would cost about $40 if purchased separately), and electronic version of the textbook, with links to tutoring, more complete answers to the odd-numbered problems, applets, and the Crunch-It statistical software.

You may purchase access to this in three different ways:

  • If you buy a new textbook, the textbook is packaged with a folder including an access code for StatsPortal. (Used textbooks do not include this, of course, since the student who used the book before use the StatsPortal code.) Once the package is opened, it cannot be returned.
  • You may purchase the access code online with a credit card from the publisher for $58 (price in August 2007) http://www.whfreeman.com/portals/bps4e . (If you purchase it this way, you can "return" it and get a refund for about 10 days. See the website for details.
  • You may purchase the folder with the access code in the bookstore separately from the textbook. This folder approximately the same cost as purchasing the access code online. Once the folder is opened it cannot be returned.

To sign up for StatsPortal,

    • Go to http://www.whfreeman.com/portals/bps4e  and click on the link “Register Activation Code.” (Or, if you want to buy the access code online, choose the "Purchase" option here.)
    • Follow the on-screen instructions to find this course, by choosing Texas, Austin Community College, your instructor’s name, and then their course.
    • Give your email address and choose a password.

Sometimes students have difficulty at some step along the way and try to start over. Often they are unable to do so because their validation code has already been used - by them when they tried to sign on earlier!
If you have difficulty like that, then first determine whether you are registered in the system by trying to sign on, using your email address, and claim that you forgot your password. The system will try to send your password to the email address.

If that doesn't work, please call the technical support number for StatsPortal, (877) 708-2899, which is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

For questions or comments about this, email mparker@austincc.edu.