Basic Statistical Analysis

by Richard C. Sprinthall

Book Overview

This readable revision is presented as simply as possible to ensure that readers will gain a solid understanding of statistical procedures. The goal of this book is to demystify statistics. Presented... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0205360661
• ISBN13: 9780205360666
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
• Length: 672 Pages
• Weight: 2.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.7" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Why Students Should Love this Textbook

I am a PhD student and, of course - my bad luck, statistics courses are required - on which one's dissertation and research should be based. I dreaded the course, dreaded having to open the textbook to begin, and when I finally did - the first page got me laughing to where I had to read some of the author's notes to my husband, who also got to cackling right along with me. I have to say - this is one of the most concisely written, easy to understand, and lay person written math based textbooks I've ever encountered. My statistics course was changed at the last minute into an asynchronous course, and that pretty much meant most of the learning is on one's own shoulders. This is possible with this textbook. Where there are a few little typos and burbs in the textbook, otherwise - the definitions are clear, the anecdotes make the content understandable, and even though I spend hours laboring over the math, the textbook has helped me 'teach myself' the content. This is one textbook I will end up KEEPING versus reselling!

A non-threatening textbook at last!

This book helped me to get through statistics! It is well written, easier to understand than most texts and overall great! I kept it for future reference.

Important Source For Journalists

As a business magazine editor I find we frequently have to evaluate statistical material. My writers are not uniformly prepared in statistical analysis. They don't have to be. Basic Statistical Analysis (8th Edition) is more than a textbook. We use Dr. Sprinthall's book as our interpreter. We find it authoritative but more importantly, accessible. The author is an effective communicator who allows us to understand the techniques we need without the eye glazing numbness of having to enter a world of baffling jargon, impenetrable examples, and little Greek letters lying on their sides waiting to bite us. I am glad we came upon his works. By the way, you definitely DO NOT need to be a math major to understand what Sprinthall's up to in this book. I recommend this edition of Statistical Analysis particularly to business and political writers along with every newsroom in the world. Anyone who is wrestling with assertions which are purported to be "proven" by an accompanying body of statistiical "evidence" should have this book on their shelves. Think of it as self-defense.

Basic Statistical Analysis

This book is great! It breaks down statistics step by step. I highly reccomend it

Great Textbook

This is a great textbook for those who do not really understand statistics, but want to learn. It is easy to read and follow along with.