|  | Author: Jr., Ph.D., Robert A. Donnelly
Publisher: Alpha
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Sales Rank: 14229
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2
Pages: 416
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Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 7.3 x 1.4
ISBN: 1592576346
Dewey Decimal Number: 519.5
EAN: 9781592576340
ASIN: 1592576346
Publication Date: May 1, 2007
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 No clarification on 2-tail, wrong answers, good for bare bones September 22, 2007
Edward A. Bennett (College Park, MD)
12 out of 13 found this review helpful
I attempted to use this as a supplement to a graduate level course in statistics. While the first 3 chapters are an enjoyable read, the book falls short for lack of clarification on z-tables for left and right tail questions. The result of this are wrong answers within some the summary conclusions - perhaps the author himself was confused? I will be returning the book and looking for something a little bit more straightforward, and less whimsical.
 my salvation! August 12, 2007
DVW (indiana)
I saved stats for one my last undergrad courses, dreading it as only the utterly math phobic can appreciate. To make matters worse, I had accidently enrolled in the weighty accelerated course. Failure seemed imminent. I rec'd my text and felt the gripping panic wash over me in waves as I leafed through it, gazing uncomprehendingly at the horror about to unfold. The only thing worse than failure would be to fail and have to take stats AGAIN! I ordered several stats support books off amazon with expedited delivery. Now for the good part....one of them was Bob's book. The greatest thing about the book is that the concepts are much easier to understand than the arid expanse of the texts. Bob explains challenging concepts and formulas with a lot of humor and in very simple ways. I would read the text (heeeelllp!),then read Bob's book and it would almost always be clear! A second reading would invariably do it. eureka! The only thing I believe would enhance the book are a few more examples/illustrations. I worked hard and thanks to The complete idiot's guide, I went into my final exam with a 99% average (oh, yeah) and very little anxiety :-) A graduate level of statistics is coming up soon and I expect to blow the dust off The Complete Idiot's Guide to Stats again. Thanks Bob!!!! This is the most user friendly stats lifesaver I have found. And believe me, I looked.
A poor resource if you are not taking a class July 26, 2007
steve_oakland (Davis, CA)
7 out of 13 found this review helpful
I bought this book as a resource to look up information I had forgotten from my statistics class years earlier. Not having time to read through the entire book, I found found it difficult to find the information I was looking for. The book is poorly indexed, and I had to manually sift through chapters (and snarky jokes by the author) to find formulas--a big waste of time! Unless this book will be used as a companion to a class, I wouldn't bother buying it.
used in a psychology class July 17, 2007
A. Adams
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Last term I used the first edition of this book in a behavioral stats class. At first, I debated whether the book would help; since behavioral stats is part of the psychology major. No one I talked with seemed to know the differences between the class I had to take and a math class. Therefore, they were unable to tell me if the book would be helpful.
Hence, I thought I would briefly describe what I found as I tried to use the book in my class.
Most of the stuff in this book was also in my class. However, there were some differences. We only studied the normal probability distribution (didn't even mention the binomial or poisson). The units normal tables we were required to use were very different than the one's in the complete idiots guide.
We had to learn something called interpolation (which I think is like finding the nth term in a series or sequence, but no one has been able to tell me if I am connecting the right dots). For this, we had to know about "upper and lower limits.". These have nothing to do with the real limits of any function, they are just labels. On a side note, my stats teacher had never taken calculus, and I had to talk with someone in the math department to figure that out. In addition, there are a few minor formulas that apparently only psychologists use like Cohen's d.
Overall, I found your book helpful and I got a B in the class. I consider this quite an accomplishment since I am a disabled student who is unable to write.
 Makes Statistics Fun and Enjoyable to Learn May 6, 2007
H. Inada
9 out of 12 found this review helpful
I used the first edition of this book to learn statistics. Thanks to this book, I was able to get an A for the statistics exam that I had to take towards my B.S. degree in Computer Information Systems (which I completed last year).
Even though I had three other books on statistics, I didn't really use them, so what I learned about statistics is mostly from this book. Not only was I able to study the subject in a painless and fun way, I was also able to grasp the concept in a short period of time because this book focuses on important concepts in a clear way.
I believe one of the skills required for teachers or professors is very similar to gourmet chef's skill to turn raw material into something palatable and visually enticing thus making a customer interested in digesting the material. I've seen teachers who don't make enough effort in this transformation process, and present what is an equivalent of uncooked food resulting in students ended up disliking the subject.
It's a pleasant surprise to find a good book like this, and I appreciate the effort that Dr. Donnelly put in to share his knowledge.
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