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Statistics for the Utterly Confused is your user-friendly introduction to elementary statistics, designed especially for non-math majors

Required courses in statistics are cause for alarm among more than 500,000 undergraduates in such disciplines as nursing, allied health, pre-law, pre-medicine, business administration, and criminal justice. This super-accessible book demystifies the dreaded subject for non-math majors.

Statistics for the Utterly Confusedprovides a logical, step-by-step approach to introductory statistics, stripping away confusing material and clarifying key concepts without long, theoretical discussion and includes:

  • Handy icons throughout the text offer easy visual aids
  • 500 self-testing questions
  • Technology Corner sections explain the latest software
  • Provides more than 200 examples and solved problems


From the Back Cover

When it comes to understanding statistics, even good students can be confused. Perfect for students in any introductory non-calculus-based statistics course, and equally useful to professionals working in the world, Statistics for the Utterly Confused is your ticket to success. Statistical concepts are explained step-by-step and applied to such diverse fields as business, economics, finance, and more.

The message of Statistics for the Utterly Confused is simple: you don't have to be confused anymore. With the wealth of experience of the author, who has taught thousands of confused students, you'll discover a newer, clearer way to look at statistics. Don't wait another minute­­get on the road to higher grades and greater confidence, and go from utterly confused to totally prepared in no time!


Product Details

  • Paperback: 318 pages
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (May 25, 2000)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0071350055
  • ISBN-13: 978-0071350051
  • Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.3 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (45 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #148,629 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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In later chapters, you will be introduced to other graphical displays, and you will recognize that these graphical displays can be combined with other measures to describe the data distribution. Read the first page
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using most statistical software packages, following frequency distribution shows, following sample values, independent sample proportions, class marks for the intervals, newer calculators, business statistics classes, tire manufacturer claims, percent confidence interval estimate, single population mean, failure miles, computed test statistic, cola consumed, high daily temperatures, graphical calculators, probability that the student, specified significance level, probability that the customer, publicized murder trial, lower class limit, amount dispensed, left whisker, right whisker, pray for world peace, binomial experiment
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Central Limit Theorem, Completion Questions, False Questions, United States, Get Started, Quick Tips, Empirical Rule, Foreign Language, Mean Median, Test of English, Summary of Hypothesis Tests, Variable Minimum Maximum, Descriptive Statistics Variable, Cumulative Distribution Function Normal, Examples True, Information Related, Lloyd's Cereal Company
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5.0 out of 5 stars Utterly amazing, July 13, 2002
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This book is GREAT! I've been teaching statistics to students who have little interest in statistics. In fact, most of them are math phobic. Students who use STATISTICS FOR THE UTTERLY CONFUSED to supplement their learning just love it. Jaisingh has a wonderfully creative mind. He reduces complex concepts to the most fundamental meaning. From that point, phobic students begin to understand the applications of statistics to their profession. Most importantly, they experience success and become less math phobic.

One particularly section of his book stands out -- z-score transformation. Understanding z-score transformation is a problem for many of my students. After class lectures and reading Jaisingh's elaboration of these concepts, students gain insight. Mose importantly than z-score transformation, students advance their knowledge regarding the relevance of normal distributions.

This is a worthy book for any math phobic student who is enrolled in a statistics course.

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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Not bad if you're truly utterly confused, October 11, 2002
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If you've never taken a basic stats class (or have forgotten it all, as most people do), then this book is a pretty good option. But if you need to learn or brush up on more than descriptive statistics, this would not be for you. This book helped me to get all the basic concepts clear in my mind again, but when I had real-world analysis to do, there wasn't enough meat. I was glad I read it, but really had no use afterwards.
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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Statistics for the Utterly Confused, June 27, 2000
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I am a student at Morehead State University and Business Statistics is one of the most difficult classes in my course requirements until I discovered the book, Statistics for the Utterly Confused. The layout of the book was very thorough and easy to read. I truly appreciated the examples given throughout each chapter. The 'quick tips' and 'its a wrap' sections of the book helped me make sure that I understood the key points that were discussed! I would advise anyone who is having a difficult time with statistics to definitely purchase this book. It was a great investment that helped out tremendously!
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