STAT (with Review Cards and Bind-In Printed Access Card) [Paperback]

Robert R. Johnson (Author), Patricia J. Kuby (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0495560510 | ISBN-13: 978-0495560517 | Publication Date: February 4, 2009 | Edition: 1

Created through a "reader-tested, expert-approved" review process, STAT is an extremely concise, visually appealing new book that introduces essential statistical concepts without any delays or distractions. This brief, affordable paperback includes a full suite of learning aids to accommodate your busy lifestyle, including chapter-by-chapter study cards, self-quizzes to help you review the most important concepts, downloadable flash cards, and interactive video, features that let you learn wherever you are, whenever you have time. From its abbreviated, no-nonsense title to its useful content and engaging style, STAT is the perfect general introductory statistics book for modern learners.

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About the Author

Robert R. Johnson is Professor of Mathematics Emeritus and a former chair of the Mathematics Department at Monroe Community College. He received his B.S. from SUNY Cortland and his M.A. from University of Northern Iowa, both in mathematics; and has studied statistics at University of Iowa and Rochester Institute of Technology. He is the co-author of JUST THE ESSENTIALS OF ELEMENTARY STATISTICS, Ninth Edition. Professor Johnson has given several presentations about the "teaching of statistics" and the use of MINITAB® in teaching statistics at various conferences and workshops. He has been using computers and MINITAB for over 30 years to aid in teaching statistics. He is also an active advocate for writing across the curriculum. Organizing the Beyond the Formula Statistics Conferences for teachers of Introductory Statistics has been a passion since 1997.

Patricia J. Kuby is Associate Professor of Mathematics at Monroe Community College in Rochester, New York. Prior to coming to MCC, she taught at the Rochester Institute of Technology and worked as a statistician and programmer at General Motors. While at RIT, Patricia received the Excellence in Adjunct Teaching Award. Patricia is co-author of JUST THE ESSENTIALS OF ELEMENTARY STATISTICS, Ninth Edition. She has also written the accompanying Instructor's Resource Manual and Statistical Tutor. Patricia is an active advocate for incorporating MINITAB® and CyberStats into online and on-campus statistics classes and has given presentations on each of these software packages. She also received the Monroe Community College 2004/2005 Writing Across the Curriculum Outstanding Faculty Award for the integration of writing components into her statistics courses. An MCC graduate, Patricia received a B.S. in Mathematics and an M.S. in Quality and Applied Statistics from Rochester Institute of Technology.

Product Details

• Paperback: 358 pages
• Publisher: Duxbury Press; 1 edition (February 4, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0495560510
• ISBN-13: 978-0495560517
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #76,900 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2.0 out of 5 stars I hope this doesn't become the norm, November 10, 2011

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Black Canary (Northwest) - See all my reviews

This review is from: STAT 2 (with Review Cards and Statistics CourseMate Printed Access Card) (Available Titles Aplia) (Paperback)

I'm writing a review since the only reviews here are for the delivery and not actually the content.

I went to a focus group evaluating this book to see whether my university will adopt it. This book is a product of student requests for what they want in a textbook. Unfortunately, much of the feedback appears to come from students who are not interested in the subject, and so the book is designed like it is for people who don't care to learn.

I did not get to read the book, which would be much more helpful in giving feedback for a focus group, but I did get to look through it superficially. It is designed like a magazine, meant to catch attention with large, flashy pictures irrelevant to the content on nearly every page. There is perhaps at most four paragraphs of text on each page, and I imagine if the design wasn't geared towards distracting students from actually studying the information given, this stat book would be half the length it is now. Students complain about books being too long, so padding an already short book with useless pictures, apparently geared towards keeping student attention, seems backwards when an even shorter book wouldn't leave time for students to feel like their wading through a bunch of material. It would also be a more productive and less expensive use of space. Most relevant images such as diagrams or infographics are usually sparse and tiny by comparison, and that is even more unfortunate for visual learners who actually want to do well in their class.

The crown jewel of bad graphic design was a picture of a glass of coke that took up the whole page, with the text and other images SUPERIMPOSED over it, so you couldn't even read some of the text! I can imagine the graphic designer who was forced to set this up at the will of the editors is crying himself to sleep over this one.

I wish I could say more for the actual content, which would help determine whether the errant philosophy of catering to young students with short attention spans (which turning the pages into a circus seems counter-productive to helping such students learn) and no interest in statistics, is worth wading through. I hope that other reviews will cover this eventually. I also hope this format is not going to become the norm in textbook design.

Aside from that, the online resources that come with this book seem to be very well managed and useful, also catering to the plugged in students of the information age.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Shipped fast and in great condition, August 25, 2010

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