Practical Statistics by Example Using Microsoft Excel [Hardcover]

Terry Sincich (Author), Davidm Levine (Author), David Stephan (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0130960837 | ISBN-13: 978-0130960832 | Publication Date: February 2, 1999

A practical introduction to statistics that fully incorporates Microsoft Excel as the computational tool for data analysis. Concepts are introduced through real-data based examples with fully worked out solutions. Problems in the exercise sets are graded in level from "Using the Tools" to "Applying the Concepts." Self-test questions appear immediately after important ideas have been introduced to test the student's comprehension of the concepts and to help develop good study habits. Full instruction on using Microsoft Excel is incorporated into the text by means of: a primer on using Windows and Microsoft Excel for the novice, Excel Tutorials with step-by-step instructions and multiple screen shots at the end of each chapter, exercises keyed to data sets contained in Excel Workbooks, and the Prentice Hall Excel add-in disk (packaged free with each copy of the book) that extends the capacity of off-the-shelf Excel and presents many more statistical techniques and procedures through a few simple menus.

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A practical introduction to statistics that fully incorporates Microsoft Excel as the computational tool for data analysis. Detailed instructions for using Excel are built into the book. Statistical concepts are introduced through real data based examples with fully worked out solutions. Key ideas are followed immediately by Self-Test questions for practice. For those with a background in college algebra, but no previous experience with Excel is assumed.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 846 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall College Div (February 2, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0130960837
• ISBN-13: 978-0130960832
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 8.2 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #113,058 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GOOD BOOK, April 25, 2000

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This review is from: Practical Statistics by Example Using Microsoft Excel (Hardcover)

This book is put together in text book format and contains instructions on using Excel to generate histograms; obtain confidence intervals; INTERPRET statistics; perform f, t, z, and ANOVA calculations; etc. The sections on ANOVA explain what it is, and why one would use single versus double. I bought this book as a reference/tutorial for our Technical department and found it to be extremely useful.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Practical Statistics by Example Using Microsoft Excel., April 17, 2000

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This review is from: Practical Statistics by Example Using Microsoft Excel (Hardcover)

Authors have written a beautiful book that does indeed face many of the elementary and advanced subjects of statistics using Excel. Following an introduction that will prove useful to readers with no knowledge need of either Excel, or Statistics. Authors include detailed of advanced subjects including: 1.Huge data collection that allowing for instructors to teach statistics. 2. Statistical inference. 3.Regression analysis. 4.Analysis of variance. In short, Student and teacher interested in computing statistics using Excel should find the time to review this text.