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39 of 39 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent and Practical... but don't be fooled!, 3 Aug 1999
By A Customer
This book is exceptional in its ability to communicate difficult concepts in a light and entertaining manner. It seems to me that those who gave this book low ratings seem to think that the book should have magically imparted its knowledge upon them with no effort on their part. Indeed, although Gonick presents the details via cartoons, that does not change the fact that "Sigma" is still "Sigma", and if you don't understand exactly what "Sigma" represents before moving on to the next concept, then you will not understand the subsequent lessons. ie. Just because cartoons tell the tale, it doesn't mean that you will breeze through this book as you might a comic book. The individual concepts must be read and reread and perhaps even contemplated in order to truly understand each one before moving on to the next concept. If you do not do this, then, of course, nothing will make sense. This is a book of statistics, not miracles...thus work will still be necessary in order to absorb the basic concepts within it. Nevertheless, this book is far clearer and much more fun to read than any other stat book I've opened before. Very highly recommended.
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by Larry Gonick
by Larry Gonick
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