CRC Standard Probability and Statistics Tables and Formulae, Student Edition [Paperback]

Stephen Kokoska (Author), Daniel Zwillinger (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0849300266 | ISBN-13: 978-0849300264 | Publication Date: March 29, 2000

Users of statistics in their professional lives and statistics students will welcome this concise, easy-to-use reference for basic statistics and probability. It contains all of the standardized statistical tables and formulas typically needed plus material on basic statistics topics, such as probability theory and distributions, regression, analysis of variance, nonparametric statistics, and statistical quality control.
For each type of distribution the authors supply:
? definitions
? tables
? relationships with other distributions, including limiting forms
? statistical parameters, such as variance and generating functions
? a list of common problems involving the distribution
Standard Probability and Statistics: Tables and Formulae also includes discussion of common statistical problems and supplies examples that show readers how to use the tables and formulae to get the solutions they need. With this handy reference, the focus can shift from rote learning and memorization to the concepts needed to use statistics efficiently and effectively.

Product Details

• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: CRC Press (March 29, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0849300266
• ISBN-13: 978-0849300264
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 3.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,278,502 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book but ..., October 16, 2005

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This review is from: CRC Standard Probability and Statistics Tables and Formulae, Student Edition (Paperback)

This is a great book covering all the details about statistics but you may wish to consider purchasing CRC Standard Mathematical Tables and Formulae instead. It covers most of the contents of the stats book for a few dollars more.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Complement to Statistics Texts, January 23, 2004

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This review is from: CRC Standard Probability and Statistics Tables and Formulae (Hardcover)

This reference is a good complement to a collection of standard statistics texts. Often, those texts have good explanations of their concepts. But then provide only limited tables of commonly encountered distributions. Part of this may be that to those authors, such tables let them add relatively little value. To an author, her value is in her origina musings, and not necessarily in filling the latter part of her book with reams of tables.

Thus, there is a natural inclination of statistics authors to only provide a modicum of tables. The barest minimum! Well, your answer to this might be to amass several texts, so that hopefully, the tables you need can be found in one of these.

An alternative is to get this book. Not a text, but a reference manual. Though the editors thoughtfully precede the tables with brief explanations of their usage and some cogent examples. You will find here the most commonly needed distributions in an easy to find and use format.