The mission of OpenIntro is to make educational products that are free, transparent, and lower barriers to education. As a result, we have written an open-source (free) textbook that has been used at several universities, developed course management software that's free for teachers and students alike, and continue to develop other unique, innovative products.
David Diezco-founder
david@openintro.org
David focuses his time on textbook and web development. He is a postdoc at Harvard Biostatistics.
Chris Barrco-founder
chris@openintro.org
Chris leads the administrative operations of OpenIntro, plays important roles in product development and editing, and is an Assistant Professor at Harvard Biostatistics.
Mine Çetinkaya-Rundelfellow
mine@openintro.org
Mine develops supporting material such as problem sets and labs. She is an Assistant Professor of the Practice at Duke University.
Andrew Brayfellow
Andrew develops the statistics labs and helps manage the Exercise Bank. He is a graduate student at UCLA Statistics.
Filipp Brunshteynfellow
Filipp helps develop strategy for the OpenIntro project. He is a graduate of Harvard Business School and a consultant at OC&C Strategy Consultants.
Meenal Patelfellow
Meenal is a graphic designer for a firm in Minneapolis, MN, and she designed the OpenIntro website and is currently designing the OpenIntro business system.
Rob Gouldfellow
Rob provides guidance on content and structure. He is the Director of Center for Teaching Statistics at the UCLA Department of Statistics.
Chris Popevolunteer
Chris reaches out to new users and helps develop collaborations for the project. He is a successful businessman from Costa Mesa, CA.
Information on Rights of use may be found in its own section. Additional information about OpenIntro may be found at our Blog.
How can OpenIntro products be better than for-profits' products?
Innovation is driven through enthusiasm, and money only plays a secondary role in the process. We believe in open educational materials and lowering barriers to education. This is what gets us excited. We have committed thousands of unpaid hours to creating open source and free products because we think this process is both important and thrilling. That's something money cannot deliver.
Why is OpenIntro Statistics different from other free intro statistics books?
First, the book can be downloaded for free as a PDF, and we also made the books' source available. Second, the book does not stand alone. We have and continue to develop free resources that support introductory statistics courses, and these resources make up a unified set of tools.
I'm a teacher and would like to use the free course management software. Do I also have to use the textbook?
There is no implicit or moral obligation to use any set, combination, or particular OpenIntro product. Please use exactly those resourses you find useful.
What software is supported in labs?
We focus on R and RStudio, however, we encourage others to make supplements for other software.
How has the book been tested?
The book has been used in several distinct courses, including multiple courses by OpenIntro staff and multiple courses by unaffiliated instructors. Comments and feedback from these students and instructors play a key role in changes made to the textbook and further project developments.
Does OpenIntro have funding?
Not yet. However, we are filling out paperwork to transform into a nonprofit organization. Once the NPO is established, we will implement our fund development plans.
How can I contribute?
We encourage product users to participate in the project. We will begin accepting donations after establishing our nonprofit status. Of course, you may always contact us with additional comments, questions, or suggestions.
Sincerely Yours,
OpenIntro