Elementary Statistics: A Step By Step Approach

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This Hardcover Book item from McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math was reviewed on 2-Nov-2008.

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1) Hardcover Book Elementary Statistics: A Step By Step Approach by McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math. This is a horrible text book. It was written dreadfully. It´s as if the author actually wants you to not understand the material. I am a former educator and current grad student and I have never come across such a bad text book. I am astounded. You´ll need a team of tutors to use this book.¤

2) Hardcover Book Elementary Statistics: A Step By Step Approach by McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math. I had to purchase this book for a college class; in all honesty, I think it could have been organized better, and it was a bit hard to understand. My opinion might be a little biased, however, because I hate math and I´m not good at it to begin with.¤

3) Hardcover Book Elementary Statistics: A Step By Step Approach by McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math. This is a must have text for anyone trying to learn stats. I am currently in a stats class. The text assigned was mostly theoretical with very little real world explanations and examples. I panicked! I started looking for supplementary material so that I could understand this topic. I was swayed by the reviews of this book. Please take a minute and review them for the fifth edition. The reviews rave about the book. So I bought it, despite the cost. I am so thankful that I did. I am beginning to understand statistics and even enjoy it. I´m finding myself looking forward to my study times so I can learn more. I give all the credit to this book. The author uses real world examples that I can relate to, has lots of examples and reasons why you would use one statistic over another. The other thing I like is that there are lots of exercises for practice that include the answers in the back. I say BUY IT! You won´t regret it, I promise.¤

4) Hardcover Book Elementary Statistics: A Step By Step Approach by McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math. The service is great, and it came in just a few days. The book was cheaper at amazon.com then it is at school. It has a tutorial that is very helpful as well.¤

5) Hardcover Book Elementary Statistics: A Step By Step Approach by McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math. I evaluated this book for possible use in the basic statistics class that I teach at the college level. When conducting such evaluations, I consider the following points essential:

*) Does it cover the appropriate material?
*) Is the material presented in the order that I prefer or one that I can adapt to my needs?
*) Is the text understandable, can the students read and understand it on their own?

My minimal list of appropriate material includes:

*) Basic probability.
*) The normal distribution.
*) Confidence intervals.
*) Hypothesis testing using the z and t tests.
*) Hypothesis testing with proportions.
*) Testing the difference between means and proportions.
*) Correlation and regression.
*) Chi-square tests.
*) Analysis of variance.

All of these topics are covered in this book. Nonparametric statistics are also examined. The order of coverage matches the previous list, which also conforms to the order that I prefer.
I also found the text understandable, although a bit thicker than I prefer. This can be attributed to the inclusion of sections on how to use technology to compute the statistical values. The problems are solved using Minitab, TI-83 or 84 and Excel. The only technology I use in my class is a simple calculator, so these sections are superfluous to me.
At the end, I decided not to adopt this text, While I consider it to be well done and suitable in all ways, I will continue to use a smaller book that does not have the "Using technology" sections. Given the consistent sameness of basic statistics texts, adoption decisions are made based on such simple and often minor differences.
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6) Hardcover Book Elementary Statistics: A Step By Step Approach by McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math. ELEMENTARY STATISTICS: A STEP BY STEP APPROACH is for general beginning statistics courses with a basic algebra prerequisite. The book is non-theoretical, explaining concepts intuitively and teaching problem solving through worked examples and step-by-step instructions. This edition places more emphasis on conceptual understanding and understanding results. This edition also features increased emphasis on Excel, MINITAB, and the TI-83 Plus and TI 84-Plus graphing calculators, computing technologies commonly used in such courses.¤

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