Schaum's Outline of Probability and Statistics, 3rd Ed. (Schaum's Outline Series) [Paperback]

John Schiller (Author), R. Alu Srinivasan (Author), Murray Spiegel (Author)

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Publication Date: August 26, 2008 | ISBN-10: 0071544259 | ISBN-13: 978-0071544252 | Edition: 3

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About the Author

John J. Schiller, is an Associate Professor of Mathematics at Temple University. He received his Ph.D. at the University of Pennsylvania and has published research papers in the areas of Riemann surfaces, discrete mathematics biology. He has also coauthored texts in finite mathematics, precalculus, and calculus.

Murray Speigel, Ph.D., was Former Professor and Chairman of the Mathematics Department at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Hartford Graduate Center.

Product Details

• Paperback: 432 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 3 edition (August 26, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071544259
• ISBN-13: 978-0071544252
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #31,801 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Riddled with Typos, August 20, 2010

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This review is from: Schaum's Outline of Probability and Statistics, 3rd Ed. (Schaum's Outline Series) (Paperback)

I thought the material covered in this book was excellent and the examples are very good as well, but there was just one problem....riddled with typos. I noticed the first one on a Supplementary Problem in the the first chapter: the given answer was way off. Then in the 2nd chapter I noticed on another practice problem that there was an addition sign instead of an equal sign. Issues like this popped up for me through the FIRST 5 CHAPTERS!!!! If you are just learning some of this material it can be extremely frustrating because one symbol or number that is off may cause you to rack your brain for hours trying to figure out if it's the book or you that is wrong. Because most students blindly trust books this can cause a real hiccup in your studies. When I finally got fed up with the book I had to call McGraw Hill to see if they could exchange it for one without all the errors. Because I didn't purchase it directly from them (as most individual students purchase books from a store) they said there is nothing they could do for me except inform the editors. When I asked them if they accept any product liability on their part their response was: "If you buy food from one grocery store you can't return it at another". I urge you that if you are learning this material for the first time STAY AWAY FROM THIS BOOK. I gave this book 2 Stars because the content and explanations were pretty good, but the typos eventually became too much to overlook.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must have material for probabilty & statistics, October 15, 2009

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This review is from: Schaum's Outline of Probability and Statistics, 3rd Ed. (Schaum's Outline Series) (Paperback)

If you are studying advanced statistics, you might want to add this as an essential item to your reading list. It's a perfect balance between the mathematical and descriptive approach, but you need to be familiar with a bit of 'A' level maths though. But the book gives good value for money and knowledge.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars very condensed, October 12, 2010

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This review is from: Schaum's Outline of Probability and Statistics, 3rd Ed. (Schaum's Outline Series) (Paperback)

This book and the way it's advertised make it seem like an idiot's guide to Stats. However, it's not. It's actually pretty dense for that. It is a great supplement to a Stats class. It cuts through a lot of the nonsense and verbiage of many stats texts. I'd suggest using this to supplement the class (after lectures etc). It's also great to refresh yourself on basic stats and probability concepts once you've taken a course. I just wish it had more diagrams and pictures of the various distributions.