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xxviiand students will find these videos to be extremely helpful throughout the course.In addition, we owe a huge thanks to Bridget Matamoros, who partnered with Ann Heath to develop a new Lecture Presentation slide deck for each of the 71 lessons in the book. This valuable resource will support teachers in preparing in-person or virtual lessons. Thank you, Bridget, for bringing your prodigious technology talents to this important tool.Bob Amar did an amazing job helping to develop the applets at stapplet.com that are a key feature of Statistics and Probability with Applications. We are excited that students will be able to use all kinds of devices%u2014not just a graphing calculator%u2014to analyze data and perform inference via traditional methods or simulation.Thanks as well to all of the teachers we have met at workshops, conferences, and the AP%u00ae Reading over the years who took the time to %u201ctalk stats%u201d with us. We carefully considered your thoughts as we were developing the plan for SPA 5e.Finally, we offer sincere thanks to Luke Wilcox, who partnered with us on SPA 4e, but stepped aside for this edition to focus his energies on developing the great statistics resources at Math Medic. We missed working with you this time, but rest assured that the contributions and insights you provided for the fourth edition live on.%u2014Daren Starnes and Josh TaborA final note from Daren: It has been a privilege for me to collaborate so closely with Josh once again on SPA 5e.Josh is a gifted statistics educator; a successful author in his own right; and a caring father, colleague, and friend. His influence is present on virtually every page of the book, and his talent for keeping the big picture in mind while ironing out the details is impressive!However, the most vital member of the SPA 5e team for me is my incredible wife, Judy. She has made countless sacrifices over the past 25 years to enable me to pursue my dream of writing textbooks. Her strength and selflessness serve as inspirations for me on a daily basis. To our three sons, Simon, Nick, and Ben%u2014thank you once again for your kindness, support, understanding, patience, and love. I owe you, your spouses, and the grandkids some %u201cwork-free%u201d vacation time.A final note from Josh: Working with Daren on SPA and TPS continues to be a wonderful and educational experience. No one I know works harder and holds himself to a higher standard than does Daren. His wealth of experience and creative vision for this book made him an excellent writing partner, and his thoughtful feedback and encouragement made a huge difference from beginning to end. Every time I was feeling stressed and overworked, I felt better knowing I have a colleague who understands the challenges of writing a book from start to finish. For all of these things%u2014and many others%u2014thanks!I especially want to thank the two most important people in my life. To my wife Anne, your patience while I spent countless hours working on this project is greatly appreciated. I couldn%u2019t have survived without your consistent support and encouragement. To my daughter Jordan, I can%u2019t believe you are already in college! I am grateful that you were in my AP%u00ae Statistics class and look forward to hearing about your adventures as a math major. I love you both very much.%u00a9 Bedford, Freeman & Worth Publishers. For review purposes only. Do not distribute.