Jmp Start Statistics: A Guide to Statistical and Data Analysis Using Jmp and Jmp in Software [Paperback]

John Sall (Author), Ann Lehman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1996 | ISBN-10: 0534265650 | ISBN-13: 978-0534265656 | Edition: 2nd edition

Whether its JMP IN's ability to handle unlimited data sets, interactive graphics, or its intuitive interface, JMP IN is the most exciting academic software innovation for statistics in years. In fact, with JMP IN, there is no limit on the size of problems students can solve!

Its spreadsheet, data table, and numerous graphing capabilities help students gain important insights about data while JMP IN handles all the calculations. JMP IN is the student version of Jmp -- the preferred professional statistical software in business and industry. It combines classical statistics with state-of-the-art interactive graphics that cover many functions simultaneously -- including spinning plots, hi-plots, and scatter plot matrices, making it easier for students to identify structure and spot outliers. JMP IN, Version 3.2 also includes updates and maintenance upgrades to keep it on a parallel track with the software's professional version.
-- Unlimited power with ability to handle unlimited data sets -- its analytic power places no artificial limit on the size of the data that needs to be analyzed
-- Menu-driven interactive graphics so students can move easily from one window to the next with point-and-click technology
-- The interactive linking of graphs, data tables, and analysis platforms so users can get close to their data and spot things they might not notice with conventional approaches
-- A menu system that allows users to examine data from many angles, running several analyses at the same time to see how one variable compares to another
-- A helpful handbook (Jmp Start Statistics by John Sail and Ann Lehman) that explains the software and its approach to modern statisticalanalysis; includes dozens of realistic examples throughout

Editorial Reviews

Review

A highly visual package that bundles powerful computational algorithms with a modern, interactive display of the data. It’s hard to blunder when the pictures show so well how well the data match the model. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

SAS Institute Inc. is in Cary North Carolina the Product Manager is Dr. Ann Lehman. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 521 pages
• Publisher: Duxbury Pr; 2nd edition edition (February 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0534265650
• ISBN-13: 978-0534265656
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #502,618 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very informative, May 16, 2002

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This review is from: JMP Start Statistics (Paperback)

If you use JMP and need something to fill in the statistical details omitted in the user manuals, then this is the book for you.

I have used JMP for a while, and with a basic knowledge of statistics it is a useful tool. It got to the stage where I knew that JMP was capable of doing alot more analysis than my limited knowledge of statistics would let me understand. I could get the software to carry out all manner of analyses, I just didn't always understand what the output was telling me. The book "JMP Start Statistics" starts right at the beginning and takes you all the way through to things such as multiple regression, design of experiments and statistical quality control, all the while explaining the statistics in a clear and concise manner. This book will definitely help you get more out of JMP than just the manuals, which tend to assume you already have a statistics background, would.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Clear, well illustrated useful manual, December 29, 2006

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W. David McGuinn Jr. (Columbia, MD USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: JMP Start Statistics, Book Only (Paperback)

I am definitely part of the target audience for JMP - a scientist who uses statistics frequently in my everyday work but not a statistician who lives in the numbers. I need powerful tools that are quick and easy to use and provide reliable answers to statistical questions. But, as powerful as JMP is, it is far from intuitive. The system for data input is a leftover from the thinking of card punch days. The software manual is abysmal and the menus are a complete confusion, especially if you use (and think) Excel.

This book comes to the rescue. The first author of this book, John Sall is a co-founder of SAS Institute and the creator of JMP - he knows the program. It was his idea to provide such a program for scientists who did not need SAS's complete arsenal of statistical tools. Most laudable.

The book starts by explaining the system behind the analysis tools in JMP. It then explains the data entry system. I had already figured this out on my own before I got the book but it took an entire afternoon. The book would have reduced the process to 30 minutes - that alone is worth the price. One section is even called "The Personality of JMP." The program definitely has a personality and this book explains even that quickly and well.

From here the book launches into the various tools in JMP, from categorical models, to regression analysis to linear fitting. There are sections on experimental design and statistical quality control. While there is a worthy section called "What are Statistics" and there is considerable discussion of the limits of statistical knowledge, I would not recommend that you buy this book as a statistics text. JMP and this book assume that you are already well grounded in statistics.

The style is technical but light and accessible to advanced undergraduates. The illustrations of the menus, options and graphs within JMP are faithful to the program. The explanations are clear and illuminating. My edition came with a disk full of data examples that follow the text. If you find yourself confronted with JMP and have not got a clue how to start - order this book and have it shipped express.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Buy with caution, November 30, 2006

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Milkman "Erasmus" (Rochester, MN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: JMP Start Statistics (Paperback)

I bought this book in order to learn how to use the software. As a health care provider & scientist, i have some statistical background. I found the book less than helpful. The JMP software itself is already less than intuitive. The book now sits on a shelf and would qualify as - used - almost new - hardly used - category.