- Paperback: 384 pages
- Publisher: John Wiley & Sons; illustrated edition edition (19 Sep 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0764554239
- ISBN-13: 978-0764554230
- Product Dimensions: 23.3 x 18.8 x 2.1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 137,766 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"…it would certainly help many students, particularly those on service courses, to grasp the concepts and see the wider picture." (MSOR Newsletter, September 2007)
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In the numbers explosion all around us in our modern–day dealings, the buzzword is data, as in, “Do you have any data to support your claim?” “The data supported the original hypothesis that . . .” and “The data bear this out. . . .” But the field of statistics is not just about data. Statistics is the entire process involved in gathering evidence to answer questions about the world, in cases where that evidence happens to be numerical data.
Statistics For Dummies is for everyone who wants to sort through and evaluate the incredible amount of statistical information that comes to them on a daily basis. (You know the stuff: charts, graphs, tables, as well as headlines that talk about the results of the latest poll, survey, experiment, or other scientific study.) This book arms you with the ability to decipher and make important decisions about statistical results, being ever aware of the ways in which people can mislead you with statistics. Get the inside scoop on number–crunching nuances, plus insight into how you can
- Determine the odds
- Calculate a standard score
- Find the margin of error
- Recognize the impact of polls
- Establish criteria for a good survey
- Make informed decisions about experiments
This down–to–earth reference is chock–full of real examples from real sources that are relevant to your everyday life: from the latest medical breakthroughs, crime studies, and population trends to surveys on Internet dating, cell phone use, and the worst cars of the millennium. Statistics For Dummies departs from traditional statistics texts, references, supplement books, and study guides in the following ways:
- Practical and intuitive explanations of statistical concepts, ideas, techniques, formulas, and calculations.
- Clear and concise step–by–step procedures that intuitively explain how to work through statistics problems.
- Upfront and honest answers to your questions like, “What does this really mean?” and “When and how I will ever use this?”
Chances are, Statistics For Dummies will be your No. 1 resource for discovering how numerical data figures into your corner of the universe.
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67 of 71 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A straightforward guide to the fundamentals of statistics,
This review is from: Statistics for Dummies (Paperback)
As software author with over 12 years experience in the industry I utilize facts and figures on a daily basis. Comprehensive, precise and accurate data is essential in my work and moreover the understanding of the methods involved achieving this information.Approximately one year ago I was at a complete loss on a problematic report I was developing in a peace of software, a co-worker recommended I read the Statistics for Dummies and lent me his book. That evening I glanced over the book to quickly locate exactly what was required. The following morning I solved the problem within 30 minutes. I was so taken back with the transparency of the descriptions and straightforwardness of the explanations in the book I acquired a copy for myself on Amazon that very week. This book lives not on the shelf but on my desk at hand with a select few. I am at this time here on Amazon looking to acquire a further copy to exchange my original paperback which is now a little scruffy so while here I thought a quick review was well warranted. Final note, if you’re a student or an accountant, an educator or a developer or anyone whom needs to use statistics I highly recommend this book to you. Statistics are actuality extremely straightforward when explained by someone who truly understands them such as Deborah Rumsey the author of this excellent and easy to understand book.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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good book,
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This review is from: Statistics for Dummies (Paperback)
I expected to find more worked examples using figures and formulae. It explains the theory in a very simple way though.
Good value for money. I recommend for those who don't know a thing about statistics.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Perhaps a bit more?,
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The book is written in a typically chatty and easy going style and puts things across in a generally interesting way but what it seems to lack is a set of activities and additional examples to reinforce initial ideas.
Methods to work out problems (including formulas to use)and selected activities would have turned this from an overview type book to one where the reader felt they had accomplished a real sense of understanding and ability to apply methods to real-life problems. For example, the probability section could have included more about how to work out a range of different queries for instance what are the odds that when rolling 2 dice the total is 6 or, what is the probability that the total is 6 after 3 rolls of the dice? The book is ok-I was just left with wanting more information and detail.
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