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Statistical Methods

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Snedecor first wrote this excellent elementary applied text while at Iowa State (late 1940s or early 1950s). When Bill Cochran arrived in Iowa he helped out with the revision. It was very popular and was revised by Cochran many times even after Snedecor died.

Well written and often used in elementary courses this book is also a good reference source for statistical methods. Empahsis in applied statistics in those days was in agricultural experiments and that is the reason statistics was prominent at Iowa State University in those days.

This was the core text for both semesters of my graduate level statistics classes back in the '70s. The text was very understandable and the examples were most helpful. I am now an MD doing clinical research at a medical school and this is STILL the best statistics reference I've ever come across. ...

This book does not require calculus but is rigorous. The examples are real life agricultural data and yet the book is fascinating to read. If I had to have one book on practical statistics this would be it.

This is a classic texbook. If you collect introductory statistics textbooks, this is a "must have" for your collection.

I found the writing clear and easy to follow. I recommend this book to anyone looking for an excellent introducory text in statistics.

This book review all common technique of statistical methods - from t-test to factorial design and regression. Also, it also introduces non-parametric statistics. Detailed examples in each chapter are helpful to read the book.

This book is pretty extensive, however, you can tell it was published a long time ago when it calls the F-test a "new" thing in statistics. I would only recommend it to people who are statisticians or in the process of becoming one. People who are just taking one statistics course, or perhaps want to learn for their own research need to find something more user friendly.

I am the type that likes to learn independently - see how much I can do before going to others.

This book was great for that learning style - there are lots of examples and all the components of the calculations are there to see so you can undertand how the equations work without requiring a lot of extra research.

This is one of the books that I have continuously referenced.

David K. Waltz

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I was disappointed. what i got is one with green cover, not the new edition I want. After all,' it's very cheap