Introductory Statistics

Also, there were continuing references to tables, examples etc. that were either in the previous section/chapter or the next page/section/chapter. This is very distractive when one is trying to understand a concept.


I teach out of this book.   January 21, 2002
6 out of 6 found this review helpful

As the title says, I teach statistics using this text and I was surprised to see one very negative review of it. I did not choose the book (my graduate department did) but it is much more "user-friendly" than most, especially for the student who is new to statistics. It does not try to impress with arcane formulas and does not try to cover every data analysis contingency (e.g., situations you will run across once or twice in your career). It comes with tons of problems and answers and solutions for each. I'm glad that we made the switch.


The worst book ever written on the subject!   May 13, 2000
4 out of 5 found this review helpful

This is the worst book ever written on the subject. Professors often assign it, but students hate it. The author tried to cramp too much in the book, withough adequate explanation. The material is presented the worst way possible.


Perfect book for anyone needing a jump-start   May 7, 1999
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

This book has been written in a 'non-classical' style, i.e. it DOES NOT have long tracts of explanatory text, leaving things to the imagination of a beginner or the competence of a teacher (!!). The profusion of examples helped me get a hang of the intricacies of hypothesis testing for instance, after I had lost all hope and had an examination facing me. Yes i topped the class (no joke!!!). There is also on the other hand no condecension in leaving out the more complex themes (as in some other books that go under similar titles). On the down-side, it is BIG. And the hardcover edition expensive!! But definitely worth it.