Statistics [Hardcover]

Robert S. Witte (Author), John S. Witte (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 16, 2003 | ISBN-10: 047143017X | ISBN-13: 978-0471430179 | Edition: 7

This Seventh Edition explains in plain English the basic concepts and procedures of statistical analysis and makes a special effort to clarify such topics as the standard deviation, variance interpretation of the correlation coefficient, hypothesis tests, degrees of freedom, p-values, and estimates of effect size.
* Highly interesting and engaging exercises include how standard scores might explain the disappearance of .400 hitters in Major League Baseball, probability calculations that recreate the chillingly high likelihood of the space shuttle Challenger disaster, and a chi-square test of the survival rates of cabin and steerage passengers aboard the Titanic.
* Avoids unnecessary math, computational busy work, and subtle technical distinctions, without sacrificing either accuracy or realism.
* Each chapter begins with an overview and ends with a summary, a list of important terms, and numerous exercises.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

Statistics, 6th Edition, continues to present a simple overview of descriptive and inferential statistics written in plain English. Unnecessary math, intricate computations, and subtle technical distinctions are avoided without sacrificing accuracy or realism. With its wealth of pedagogical features, this textbook is ideal for helping students gain the confidence they need to use statistics in their everyday lives. Its pedagogical features include:

• Chapter Outlines, summaries, key terms, and marginal definitions
• Real-life in-chapter and end-of-chapter exercises
• References to relevant Internet sites
• Six appendices including answers to selected exercises, math review with self-diagnostic tests, glossary, and list of formulas

A self-paced, self-correcting workbook with problems, discussions, exercises, and tests is available for students. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 640 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 7 edition (July 16, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 047143017X
• ISBN-13: 978-0471430179
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.7 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,716,279 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Bad edition of a useful book..., December 28, 2006

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Eric S. Williams "ericsean" (Washington, DC USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Statistics (Hardcover)

If you are an instructor avoid this book. I have used older editions of this book because they have been easy for students to understand. With the eighth edition I have had to pass out lists of corrections and mistakes in the book. They are nothing major, but often confuse students.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars User Friendly, September 7, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Statistics (Textbook Binding)

The chapters are very easy to read and understand. Each chapter includes exercises to do after each new concept is explained. Most answers to the exercises are included in the back of the book. The step-by-step instructions make concepts and exercises user friendly. A great Stats book.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars very pleased, January 5, 2008

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Rebecca Lundwall (Houston, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Statistics (Hardcover)

This textbook was selected for me to use in teaching statistics to undergraduates. I've just finished reading it and I am, on the whole, very pleased. It is much easier to understand than any of the statistics texts I used in upper division courses or graduate school. It is straight forward and concise yet has a fairly conversational style. The only downside is the need for text corrections (about ½ a page worth) but these are available from the book's companion website and can be handed out the first day of class to avoid student frustration.