Introduction to the Practice of Statistics w/CD-ROM (Hardcover)

by David S. Moore (Author), George P. McCabe (Author), Bruce Craig (Author)

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The new Sixth Edition brings the acclaimed IPS approach to a new generation, with a number of enhancements in the text and with breakthrough media tools for instructors and students. It demonstrates how statistical techniques are used to solve real-world problems, combining real data and applications with innovative pedagogy, both in the text and via electronic media.

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Introduction to the Practice of Statistics, Sixth Edition is available as:
• A core book containing the first 13 chapters in hardcover (1-4292-1622-0) or paperback (1-4292-1621-2).  Companion chapters 14-17 are available on the book’s CD and web site.  
• Extended Version (hardcover; includes chapters 1-15): 1-4292-1623-9

About the Author
DAVID S. MOORE, Purdue University, USA GEORGE P. McCABE, Purdue University, USA BRUCE CRAIG, Purdue University, USA

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Product Details Hardcover: 709 pages Publisher: W. H. Freeman; 6th edition (December 25, 2007) Language: English ISBN-10: 1429216220 ISBN-13: 978-1429216227 Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 8.5 x 1.2 inches Shipping Weight: 3.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies) Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews) Amazon.com Sales Rank: #19,810 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books) Popular in these categories: (What's this?) #70 in  Books > Professional & Technical > Professional Science > Mathematics > Applied > Statistics #77 in  Books > Science > Mathematics > Applied > Probability & Statistics

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews 4 of 4 people found the following review helpful: 3.0 out of 5 stars Use The Previous Edition (if you want to use this textbook), September 8, 2008 By  Florian 80 (Urbana, IL United States) - See all my reviews I have used Moore & McCabe for years but am using this edition for the first time and have a number of complaints: 1) One fairly minor problem is that the new color scheme is downright painful. This is even worse on the slides (but at least they did away with the modern art at the beginning of each chapter). 2) Speaking of slides: the Power Point slides are completely overloaded; were they written by a statistician or by Tolstoy? 3) The problems are scattered throughout the chapters rather than collected at the end 4) The publisher has still not provided an electronic version of the solutions manual 5) A number of the online multiple choice questions in the compass system package are broken (missing plots, typographical errors, etc.) 6) The authors made some debateable decisions, such as introducing the concept of degrees of freedom in section 1.2. This will probably be the first day of class of what is the first statistics class most students ever take. 7) Most changes vis-a-vis the previous edition are superficial, e.g.: switching the order of two chapters (both on the CD, not the actual textbook) 7) All the flaws of the previous edition (see my review there) are still present. 8) New edition => no used books. This means more money for the authors, but a far greater financial burden for the students. The previous edition of this textbook is not perfect (see my comments there) but superior to this edition. 3 of 3 people found the following review helpful: 3.0 out of 5 stars Few worked examples makes it a weak choice for text in a basic statistics class, August 12, 2008 By  Charles Ashbacher "([e-mail])" (Marion, Iowa United States([e-mail])) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)       This review is from: Introduction to the Practice of Statistics w/CD (Extended Edition) (Hardcover) I have used the earlier editions of this book in my basic statistics class, not because I think it is a good text, but because that was what was in use when I arrived. I personally don't consider it a good text because there are few worked examples. To compensate, I generally hand out a set of problems at the start of class and then work through them in a step-by-step manner. This text, while containing more detail than the previous iterations, follows the same path. For example, the formula for the standard deviation is given on the bottom of page 40 and the top of page 41. This is followed by a metabolic rate example where the numbers are 1792 1666 1362 1614 1460 1867 1439 The next sentence is "Enter these data into your calculator or software and verify that mean = 1600 calories s = 189.24 calories" No application of this formula is done and others such as the computation of the correlation coefficient are also not worked through. Since this is a course in basic statistics, my students need to see the formula in action at least once and for the more complex ones, twice. This lack of worked examples is a major flaw in this book if it is to be used as a text. I will avoid it if I can. 5 of 6 people found the following review helpful: 1.0 out of 5 stars Worst stat book ever, August 27, 2008 By  D. J. Laraway (Florida) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    My daughter's college stat class uses this book. Two weeks into the semester, I can say this is one of the worst math books I've ever seen. This has few worked examples. Homework problems make constant references to other areas of the book so there is a continuous back and forth. Questions are unclear. The authors assume a great deal of knowledge on the part of students - one has to wonder how many years (decades?) it's been since they were in an introductory classroom. Data sets are unnecessarily large - one problem has 76 data points to be manipulated without software. The same concepts could be taught with half as many. Even the layout is poor - small type face on homework problems which are crowded together.		Ad feedback   Most Recent Customer Reviews 2.0 out of 5 stars broken...sad... i bought a broken book on-line,, it was my mistake, i did not check seriouly, i could not believe that i spent about $78 to buy a broken book...my god, how stupid i am... 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Product Details

• Hardcover: 709 pages
• Publisher: W. H. Freeman; 6th edition (December 25, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1429216220
• ISBN-13: 978-1429216227
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 8.5 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #19,810 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

  Popular in these categories: (What's this?)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Use The Previous Edition (if you want to use this textbook), September 8, 2008

By	Florian 80 (Urbana, IL United States) - See all my reviews

I have used Moore & McCabe for years but am using this edition for the first time and have a number of complaints:
1) One fairly minor problem is that the new color scheme is downright painful. This is even worse on the slides (but at least they did away with the modern art at the beginning of each chapter).
2) Speaking of slides: the Power Point slides are completely overloaded; were they written by a statistician or by Tolstoy?
3) The problems are scattered throughout the chapters rather than collected at the end
4) The publisher has still not provided an electronic version of the solutions manual
5) A number of the online multiple choice questions in the compass system package are broken (missing plots, typographical errors, etc.)
6) The authors made some debateable decisions, such as introducing the concept of degrees of freedom in section 1.2. This will probably be the first day of class of what is the first statistics class most students ever take.
7) Most changes vis-a-vis the previous edition are superficial, e.g.: switching the order of two chapters (both on the CD, not the actual textbook)
7) All the flaws of the previous edition (see my review there) are still present.
8) New edition => no used books. This means more money for the authors, but a far greater financial burden for the students.
The previous edition of this textbook is not perfect (see my comments there) but superior to this edition.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Few worked examples makes it a weak choice for text in a basic statistics class, August 12, 2008

By	Charles Ashbacher "([e-mail])" (Marion, Iowa United States([e-mail])) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)

This review is from: Introduction to the Practice of Statistics w/CD (Extended Edition) (Hardcover)

I have used the earlier editions of this book in my basic statistics class, not because I think it is a good text, but because that was what was in use when I arrived. I personally don't consider it a good text because there are few worked examples. To compensate, I generally hand out a set of problems at the start of class and then work through them in a step-by-step manner.
This text, while containing more detail than the previous iterations, follows the same path. For example, the formula for the standard deviation is given on the bottom of page 40 and the top of page 41. This is followed by a metabolic rate example where the numbers are

1792 1666 1362 1614 1460 1867 1439

The next sentence is

"Enter these data into your calculator or software and verify that

mean = 1600 calories s = 189.24 calories"

No application of this formula is done and others such as the computation of the correlation coefficient are also not worked through.
Since this is a course in basic statistics, my students need to see the formula in action at least once and for the more complex ones, twice. This lack of worked examples is a major flaw in this book if it is to be used as a text. I will avoid it if I can.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Worst stat book ever, August 27, 2008

By	D. J. Laraway (Florida) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

My daughter's college stat class uses this book. Two weeks into the semester, I can say this is one of the worst math books I've ever seen. This has few worked examples. Homework problems make constant references to other areas of the book so there is a continuous back and forth. Questions are unclear. The authors assume a great deal of knowledge on the part of students - one has to wonder how many years (decades?) it's been since they were in an introductory classroom. Data sets are unnecessarily large - one problem has 76 data points to be manipulated without software. The same concepts could be taught with half as many. Even the layout is poor - small type face on homework problems which are crowded together.