Elementary Statistics, Ninth Edition (Hardcover)

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If there was a textbook that was close to Introductory Statistics for Dummies this would be it. I have little understanding of the subject and made an 'A' in the course. Good recommendation for any teacher, or student needing self help. --Student - Liberty University Online Learning --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Description

Elementary Statistics has been written for the introductory statistics course and students majoring in any field. Although the use of algebra is minimal, students should have completed at least an elementary algebra course. In many cases, underlying theory is included, but this book does not stress the mathematical rigor more suitable for mathematics majors. Triola is the #1 best seller in the market long recognized for its student-friendly pedagogy and wealth of exercises using real data. The ninth edition offers new large and small data sets, a greater emphasis on interpreting results, and improved flexible technology coverage with many examples and exercises covering a wide variety of different and interesting statistical applications.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 864 pages
• Publisher: Addison Wesley; 9 edition (March 4, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0201775700
• ISBN-13: 978-0201775709
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 8.4 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (50 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #467,312 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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27 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars very good intro stats book, September 30, 2003

By	hockeynut "hockeynut" (Texas USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Elementary Statistics (Hardcover)

I think this is a great textbook. I have been reviewing texts for an AP statistics course and have settled on this book as a middle ground between very basic texts and rigorous textbooks for math majors.

It is not intended for math majors. I don't understand why reviewers are criticizing it for it not being more rigorous.

It has enough depth for intro undergrad stats, yet is adaptable to lower levels so some of the boneheads I have in high school can comprehend.

Excellent explanations. Very readable. Decent problem sets.

I approve.

27 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Frank, June 7, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Elementary Statistics (Hardcover)

An absolutely outstanding text for conceptual development in elementary statistics. - I'm currently taking a statistical analysis course, and, after having read the vast majority of the text, I've found it to be the most clear and intelligently written text on the undergraduate market. (I've read most of the competing texts and they really don't compare). Clear, to the point, lucid prose - explaining not only the calculations, but also the CONCEPTS BEHIND THE PROCEDURES, is what seperates this text from the others. A lot of books lose the reader in computational detail without clearly explaining the ideas behind the procedures. - This book clearly surpasses the others in its conceptual clarity and insight that it offers into critical ideas left out of most other elementary texts I've read. I actually went out and got this book after seeing how clearly superior it was in communicating critical ideas necessary to understand the subject - relative to the text that was assigned by the professor for the course. The doctrinaire critiques I've read about the book are, to me, entirely unfounded. If you're looking for a good conceptual foundation in elementary statistics, and calculations that illustrate the concepts, you won't find a better text on the market.

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Trash -- utter trash., April 15, 2007

By	Steven Hess "Steven Hess" (California) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Elementary Statistics (10th Edition) (MyStatLab Series) (Hardcover)

I am saddened to see the textbook community to mistake color, flash, graphics, and artifical examples as quality textbook. Although I understand they need to market, this book demonstrates the effect of marketing upon education.

My students complain that the text is difficult to read. Although I know they are new, I have to agree with their opinion. I sat and read the text -- and found it lacking respectable composition and clarity. I feel for my students and will not use the text again.

In addition, the examples are useless. They match the homework at the end of the chapter, but only "teach to the test". What's the point if the student don't learn methods on how to critically think and approach problems? Oh wow, they know what P(Z>1) is, but what do they know to do with it? Nothing!

Perhaps it is time for the educational community to produce their own compact books, customized to what students (and not publishers) need. I cannot recommend this book for anyone and would beg you to reconsider.